Common association of neuro-cardio symptomatology in mitral valve prolapse patients: a study of 240 Mvp patients with varied neuro and cardioclinical presentations

ABSTRACT

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is an echocardiographic finding which is frequently associated with cardiovascular symptomatology. In fact these symptoms are variable in nature and it constitutes a syndrome like presentation. These patients exhibit some neuro psychiatric presentation also This study highlights frequent coincidence of neuro cadio symptomatology in MVP patients. Panic attack is the most common associated clinical presentation. More than 38 % of patients with MVP have features of panic attack. It must be emphasized that treatment of panic attack will be sufficient enough in this benign condition. Information about valvular abnormality will only add to the anxiety level of these patients. Hence clinicians should exercise their full judgement in informing patients about MVP diagnosis