Mitral valve prolapse in juvenile thyrotoxicosis
P. R. health sci. j
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10(2): 71-3, Aug. 1991. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-105455
ABSTRACT
To determine whether there is an association between mitral valve prolapse and juvenile thyrotoxicosis, we studied 13 thyrotoxic patients (3 males , 10 females, ages 8-17 years) by physical examination, chest radiograms, electrocardiograms and echocardiography. Five patients had an apical systolic murmur and two of these had echocardiographic evidence of mitral valve prolapse. The findings of mitral valve prolapse in 15% of the hyperthyroid patients and 1.7% in the control group suggests that this abnormality may be morefrequent in hyperthyroid children. Echocardiograms should be performed in hyperthyroid children who present with an apical systolic murmur
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Main subject:
Thyrotoxicosis
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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