Prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in presumably healthy Korean adults

Clin Cardiol. 1985 Jun;8(6):356-8. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960080610.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in Korean adults revealed a relatively low overall prevalence at 2.5% (5 of the 200 subjects). Three of 5 subjects with MVP were females and the majority (4 of 5 subjects) were under 30 years of age. All subjects with MVP had thoracic skeletal deformities (4 straight back syndrome and 1 pectus excavatum). All subjects with MVP did not have cardiac history and they were all asymptomatic except for one who had intermittent palpitation of mild degree.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Electrocardiography
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Korea / ethnology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / epidemiology*
  • United States