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ReviewArrhythmia & electrophysiology review2022

Arrhythmogenic Mitral Valve Prolapse.

Theofanis George Korovesis, Paraskevi Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou, Demosthenes George Katritsis

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In one paragraph

Review in Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Mitral Annular Disjunction: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2026
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  5. Mitral Annular Disjunction and Coalescing Myths in Cardiology.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2026
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  6. Mitral Valve Surgery with and Without Mitral Annular Disjunction: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025
    Review
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  14. Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Theofanis George KorovesisDepartment of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Paraskevi Koutrolou-SotiropoulouDepartment of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Demosthenes George KatritsisDepartment of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Hygeia Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common condition present in 1-3% of the population. There has been evidence that a subset of MVP patients is at higher risk of sudden cardiac death. The arrhythmogenic mechanism is related to fibrotic changes in the papillary muscles caused by the prolapsing valve. ECG features include ST-segment depression, T wave inversion or biphasic T waves in inferior leads, and premature ventricular contractions arising from the papillary muscles and the fascicular system. Echocardiography can identify MVP and mitral annular disjunction, a feature that has significant negative prognostic value in MVP. Cardiac MRI is indicated for identifying fibrosis. Patients with high-risk features should be referred for further evaluation. Catheter ablation and mitral valve repair might reduce the risk of malignant arrhythmia. MVP patients with high-risk features and clinically documented ventricular arrhythmia may also be considered for an ICD.

Indexed as

Arrhythmiaechocardiographymitral annular disjunctionmitral valve prolapsepapillary muscle fibrosispremature ventricular contractionssudden cardiac death

Identifiers

PMID35990107
PMCPMC9376835
OpenAlexW4288427544

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