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July 1, 1981American journal of diseases of children

Family History in Assessing the Risk for Progression of Mitral Valve Prolapse

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Population

A family spanning four generations, identified through an asymptomatic 8-year-old boy with mitral valve…

Design

Case_report

Authors

MCMichael J. CooperDefense Health Agency

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Implication

May warrant family screening in pediatric MVP; extends autosomal dominant MVP description but leaves open generalizability.

Structured PICO

P
Population
A family (kindred) spanning four generations, identified through an asymptomatic 8-year-old boy with mitral valve prolapse.
I
Intervention
Family history investigation and clinical assessment
O
Outcome
Delineation of age-related, progressive mitral valve disease

Obtaining a full family history is important for assessing the risk of progression in mitral valve prolapse, which can present as an autosomal dominant syndrome with progressive disease.

Cite This Study

Michael J. Cooper (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c2120bc71fb1015a944ebhttps://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130310051017

Topics

Echocardiography
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