Supernumerary nipple as a cutaneous marker of mitral valve prolapse in Asian Indians

Authors
Rajaratnam, K Kumar, PD Sahasranam, KV
Citation
K. Rajaratnam et al., Supernumerary nipple as a cutaneous marker of mitral valve prolapse in Asian Indians, AM J CARD, 86(6), 2000, pp. 695
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000915)86:6<695:SNAACM>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We studied 68 Asian Indians from South India with supernumerary nipple (SN) and 49 age- and sex-matched controls without SN for evidence of mitral val ve prolapse (MVP) and associated features. We found that MVP and its forme fruste were more common in the SN group (odds ratio 6.0, 95% confidence int ervals 2.16 to 16.63), indicating an association of SN with MVP.