April 1, 1988Stroke
Cerebral ischemia and mitral valve prolapse: case-control study of associated factors.
Why the study?
What are the associated risk factors for cerebral ischemia in patients with mitral valve prolapse compared to those without?
Population
72 patients with cerebral ischemia
Comparison
Mitral valve prolapse vs No mitral valve prolapse
Design
Case-control
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
MVP may link to cerebral ischemia mainly without traditional risks; leaves open causality and need for prospective studies.
Structured PICO
What are the associated risk factors for cerebral ischemia in patients with mitral valve prolapse compared to those without?
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Population
72 patients with cerebral ischemia (36 with mitral valve prolapse and 36 age-matched controls without mitral valve prolapse)
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Intervention
Mitral valve prolapse
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Comparator
No mitral valve prolapse
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Outcome
Associated risk factors for cerebrovascular disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, occlusive cerebrovascular disease, completed stroke)surrogate
Mitral valve prolapse is particularly associated with cerebral ischemia in patients who lack other traditional risk factors for cerebrovascular disease.
Cite This Study
Kelley et al. (1988) studied this question.