Key result
Mitral valve prolapse in children is not linked to significantly higher anxiety scores vs controls.
Why the study?
Symptoms in children with mitral valve prolapse are not explained by the severity of mitral regurgitation alone, prompting investigation into whether symptom status correlates with the incidence of anxiety disorder.
Does mitral valve prolapse increase anxiety scores in children compared to those with innocent murmurs?
Cross-Sectional (n=168)
No
Does mitral valve prolapse increase anxiety scores in children compared to those with innocent murmurs?
Mitral valve prolapse is not independently associated with increased anxiety in children, though symptomatic patients show elevated anxiety levels that may warrant psychiatric evaluation.
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MVP not linked to higher anxiety scores in children; leaves open targeted assessment in symptomatic subgroups for prospective study.
Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valvular disease in children. Symptoms in children with MVP are not explained by the severity of mitral regurgitation alone. Hence, we sought to correlate symptom status with the incidence of anxiety disorder in this population. Materials and Methods: = 53; mean age: 15.1 ± 13.2. The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCAREDs) scale was filled by all participants. The SCARED scores of 25 and above determined a warning for anxiety disorders. Although the SCARED scale score was higher among the MVP patients, no significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the mean SCARED score, or the number of participants with a score of 25 or more. While girls with MVP had higher anxiety scores compared to boys with the disorder, there was no difference with respect to SCARED scores in children with MVP and the general population when analyzed separately by gender. Moreover, the SCARED scale score was significantly higher in symptomatic MVP patients than in asymptomatic cases. Conclusion: Children with MVP did not have higher anxiety scores compared to those without the syndrome. However, MVP patients with higher anxiety scores may benefit from a psychiatric assessment since higher scores correlate with symptoms.
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Beyazal et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Mitral valve prolapse (n=168). Mitral valve prolapse vs. Innocent murmur was evaluated on Mean SCARED scale score (p=0.065). Children with mitral valve prolapse did not demonstrate significantly higher anxiety scores on the SCARED scale compared to age- and gender-matched controls with innocent murmurs.
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