Why the study?
Does echocardiogram reliably diagnose valvular vegetations in patients with mitral valve prolapse?
Population
85 consecutive patients with mitral valve prolapse
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Echocardiography may have limited specificity for IE in MVP; this Level 4 observation leaves open the need for refined criteria.
Does echocardiogram reliably diagnose valvular vegetations in patients with mitral valve prolapse?
Echocardiography has limited value in diagnosing infective endocarditis in patients with mitral valve prolapse due to a high rate of false-positive shaggy echoes.
Chandraratna et al. (1977) studied this question.
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