Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death Running title: Basso et al.; Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse
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Cristina Basso, MD, PhD*; Martina Perazzolo Marra, MD, PhD*; Stefania Rizzo, MD, PhD; Manuel De Lazzari, MD, PhD; Benedetta Giorgi, MD; Alberto Cipriani, MD; Anna Chiara Frigo, MSc; Ilaria Rigato, MD, PhD; Federico Migliore, MD, PhD; Kalliopi Pilichou, PhD; Emanuele Bertaglia, MD; Luisa Cacciavillani, MD, PhD; Barbara Bauce, MD, PhD; Domenico Corrado, MD, PhD; Gaetano Thiene, MD; Sabino Iliceto, MD
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Letter by Sheppard et al Regarding Article, "Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death".
To the Editor: We read with great interest the excellent article by Basso et al on arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and sudden cardiac death in Circulation. The investigators reported a relatively high prevalence of MVP in individuals experiencing sudden death. Such deaths were more common in young women and were associated with myocardial fibrosis in the papillary muscles and the inferob...
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تاریخ انتشار 2015