Mitral valve prolapse as a risk factor for the development of menacing cardiac rhythm disturbances

Based on the examination of 121 patients with mitral valve prolapse, the analysis of heart rhythm disturbances was performed depending on the severity of the structural changes in the valves of the valvular apparatus. Performed transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring. In patients with myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve flaps, the frequency of recorded rhythm disturbances (including ventricular arrhythmias) markedly prevailed compared with patients with non-classical mitral valve prolapse.

mitral valve prolapse, connective tissue dysplasia, heart rhythm disturbances