January 1, 1986Clinical Infectious Diseases
Infective Endocarditis Complicating Mitral Valve Prolapse: Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Microbiologic Aspects
Population
267 cases of infective endocarditis superimposed upon prolapsing mitral valves from 72 reports in the…
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Implication
Alerts clinicians to high complication burden in mitral valve prolapse endocarditis; leaves open updated prevention and outcome data.
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Population
267 cases of infective endocarditis superimposed upon prolapsing mitral valves from 72 reports in the English-language literature
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Outcome
Epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic aspects, and complications
Mitral valve prolapse is a recognized precursor of infective endocarditis, often associated with viridans streptococci and significant complications requiring valve replacement.
Cite This Study
Baddour et al. (1986) studied this question.