Why the study?
What is the prevalence of clinical mitral-valve prolapse in healthy young women?
Population
1169 otherwise healthy young women
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May raise clinical suspicion for mitral-valve prolapse in young women; leaves open questions on detection thresholds and outcomes.
What is the prevalence of clinical mitral-valve prolapse in healthy young women?
Clinical mitral-valve prolapse is relatively common, present in approximately 6.3% of otherwise healthy young women.
Procacci et al. (1976) studied this question.
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