Cerebral ischemic attacks as a complication of aortic and mitral valve prolapse.

150 patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), comprising 39 patients with cerebral ischemic attacks (29 TIAs, 10 strokes) in the carotid territory without pathological lesions at angiography, and 111 control patients with MVP without neurological complications.

Presence of aortic valve prolapse, valvular diffuse thickening, and multiple valve prolapse assessed by 2D-echocardiography

Patients with MVP without neurological complications

Prevalence of specific echocardiographic features including aortic valve prolapse, valvular diffuse thickening, and multiple valve prolapsesurrogate