The prevalence and clinical characteristics of mitral valve prolapse in a large population-based epidemiologic study: the MELEN study

Turker, Y.; Turker, Y.; Baltaci, D.; Basar, C.; Akkaya, M.; Ozhan, H.; Investigators, Melen

The prevalence and clinical characteristics of mitral valve prolapse in a large population-based epidemiologic study: the MELEN study

Turker Y., Turker Y., Baltaci D., Basar C., Akkaya M., Ozhan H., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.19, sa.12, ss.2208-2212, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2208-2212
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most common cardiac valvular abnormality in industrialized countries. Its prevalence has been estimated to be between 2% to 4%. However, some studies found the prevalence of MVP less than 1% which is significantly lower than the prevalence reported in the Framingham Heart Study. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, demographic, clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of MVP in a large population-based epidemiologic study.