PREVALENCE OF MYXOMATOUS MITRAL-VALVE PRELAPSE IN PATIENTS WITH LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS

Authors
KAHALY G MOHRKAHALY S BEYER J MEYER J
Citation
G. Kahaly et al., PREVALENCE OF MYXOMATOUS MITRAL-VALVE PRELAPSE IN PATIENTS WITH LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS, The American journal of cardiology, 76(17), 1995, pp. 1309
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
76
Issue
17
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1995)76:17<1309:POMMPI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In patients with lymphocytic thyroiditis, prevalence of myxomatous mit ral valve prolapse was markedly increased compared with a large contro l group (36% vs 8%, p = 0.002). Thus, physicians should look carefully for myxomatous involvement of the cardiac valves and prolapse in pati ents with autoimmune thyroid diseases.