Key result
Straight back syndrome frequently features mitral valve prolapse and causes cardiac compression and arrhythmias.
Why the study?
Straight back syndrome (SBS) can induce changes in cardiac morphology and function, and cardiac compression from SBS is linked to arrhythmia development, but the relationship with cardiac MRI features is not well defined.
May warrant cardiac MRI assessment in straight back syndrome with arrhythmias; leaves open causal role of compression and need for prospective studies.
SBS can induce changes of cardiac morphology and cardiac function. SBS induced cardiac compression is linked with the development of arrhythmias and might be one of the reasons of arrhythmias in these patients.
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Chen et al. (2017) conducted a review in Straight back syndrome (SBS) and mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Straight back syndrome was evaluated. Straight back syndrome is a thoracic skeletal malformation frequently accompanied by mitral valve prolapse, which can lead to cardiac compression, morphological changes, and arrhythmias.
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