Association of mitral valve leaflet prolapse with cerebral ischaemic events in the young and early middle-aged patient
Kouvaras, G.; Bacoulas, G.
Quarterly Journal of Medicine 56(219): 387-392
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-5622 PMID: 4095250 Document Number: 244652
In order to clarify possible links between mitral valve leaflet prolapse and cerebral ischemic events we carried out a study prospectively over a period of two years on 66 patients (35 men and 31 women) under the age of 50 who suffered from transient cerebral ischemic attacks or completed stokes. Twenty three (34.8 per cent) of the 66 patients were found to have mitral valve leaflet prolapse syndrome. In 16 (24.2 per cent) of those, the only abnormality found was mitral valve leaflet prolapse, suggesting that the mitral valve leaflet prolapse syndrome may be a potential cause of cerebral ischemic events. Therapeutic approaches for preventing further similar events are discussed.