Non-Myxomatous Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Clinical and Pathological Study

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Mitral valve specimens from 9 patients with severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse were examined. All belonged to the age group 10–30 years and had rapid progression of their illness, requiring early surgery. The histopathological examination of valve tissue revealed varying degrees of fibrosis, increased vascularity and absence of myxomatous degeneration. These patients may represent a distinct group of mitral valve prolapse, whose clinical course is different from those with typical myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1989

Publication date (Print): 1989

Publication date (Electronic): 12 November 2008

Volume: 76

Issue: 4

Pages: 249-254

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Department of Cardiology and Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India

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Publisher ID: 174500 Other ID: Cardiology 1989;76:249–254

DOI: 10.1159/000174500

PubMed ID: 2805012

SO-VID: 1e8622f0-ec64-48db-81df-1f617670da64

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History

Date received : 25 July 1988

Date accepted : 26 February 1989

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Pages: 6

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