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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Malignant mitral valve prolapse: an uncommon variation of a common condition.

Thomas Joyce, Sunita Ferns

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse: Risk and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Thomas JoyceSchool of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Sunita FernsDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA sjulianaferns@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4929-1710

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitral valve prolapse affects up to 3% of the population, with an annual risk of death of up to 2% a year. Presentation is often in the third to fourth decade of life. This report details an adolescent with mitral valve prolapse with non-specific symptoms but investigative findings of ventricular ectopy at higher heart rates. These patients warrant close surveillance to monitor for progressive arrhythmias and may progress to need an ICD.

Indexed as

AdolescentDefibrillators, ImplantableDiagnosis, DifferentialEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart RateHumansMitral Valve ProlapseVentricular Premature Complexesgeneral practice / family medicinepacing and electrophysiology

Identifiers

PMID33109691
PMCPMC7592251

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