Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

However, if you freeze the ultrasound clip and scroll forwards and backwards to find a time during the clip where the patient’s mitral valve is open, you know the heart is filling, and is therefore in diastole. It is difficult to tell if there is collapse during diastole due to the patient’s tachycardia. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013.06.023.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

APRIL 10, 2025

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects 2% to 3% of the general population and is typically benign. However, a subset of patients may develop arrhythmic complications, including sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:A subset of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a highly heritable condition, experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Each individual was categorized as having a normal mitral valve, MVP, or borderline MVP.

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