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Cardiac valve prolapse

MedGen UID:
86924
•Concept ID:
C0079485
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Heart Valve Prolapse; Heart Valve Prolapses; Prolapse, Heart Valve; Prolapses, Heart Valve; Valve Prolapse, Heart; Valve Prolapses, Heart
SNOMED CT: Cardiac valve prolapse (398995000)

Definition

Downward displacement of any one of the HEART VALVES from its normal position. This usually results in failed valve closure. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse and mitral annular disjunction: pathophysiology, risk stratification, and management.
Essayagh B, Sabbag A, El-Am E, Cavalcante JL, Michelena HI, Enriquez-Sarano M
Eur Heart J 2023 Sep 1;44(33):3121-3135. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad491. PMID: 37561995
EHRA expert consensus statement on arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse and mitral annular disjunction complex in collaboration with the ESC Council on valvular heart disease and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed cby the Heart Rhythm Society, by the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and by the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society.
Sabbag A, Essayagh B, Barrera JDR, Basso C, Berni A, Cosyns B, Deharo JC, Deneke T, Di Biase L, Enriquez-Sarano M, Donal E, Imai K, Lim HS, Marsan NA, Turagam MK, Peichl P, Po SS, Haugaa KH, Shah D, de Riva Silva M, Bertrand P, Saba M, Dweck M, Townsend SN, Ngarmukos T, Fenelon G, Santangeli P, Sade LE, Corrado D, Lambiase P, Sanders P, Delacrétaz E, Jahangir A, Kaufman ES, Saggu DK, Pierard L, Delgado V, Lancellotti P
Europace 2022 Dec 9;24(12):1981-2003. doi: 10.1093/europace/euac125. PMID: 35951656
Left Ventricular Ejection Index as a Marker of Early Myocardial Dysfunction in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Novel or Old in Disguise?
Delling FN
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 Sep;8(9):e003995. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003995. PMID: 26338880Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

An adult case with multiple cardiac valve prolapse and regurgitation.
Abe M, Hamada M, Sumimoto T, Ohtani T, Hiwada K
Intern Med 1993 Mar;32(3):251-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.32.251. PMID: 8329822

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