RT Book, Section
A1 Bashore, Thomas M.
A1 Granger, Christopher B.
A1 Jackson, Kevin P.
A1 Patel, Manesh R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175809445
T1 Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175809445
RD 2023/02/01
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISSingle  or  multiple  mid-systolic  clicks  often  heard  on  auscultation.Murmur  may  be  pansystolic  or  only  late  in  systole.Often  associated  with  skeletal  changes  (straight  back,  pectus  excavatum,  and  scoliosis)  or  hyperflexibility  of  joints.Echocardiography  is  confirmatory  with  prolapse  of  mitral  leaflets  in  systole  into  the  LA.Chest  pain  and  palpitations  are  common  symptoms  in  the  young  adult.