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Prevalence of mitral valvar prolapse in young athletes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2008

Absalom D. Hepner ,
Holly Morrell ,
Seaneen Greaves ,
Jeff Greaves  and
Mohammad Reza Movahed
Absalom D. Hepner
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, United States of America
Holly Morrell
Affiliation:
A Heart For Sports, Yorba Linda, California, United States of America
Seaneen Greaves
Affiliation:
A Heart For Sports, Yorba Linda, California, United States of America
Jeff Greaves
Affiliation:
A Heart For Sports, Yorba Linda, California, United States of America
Mohammad Reza Movahed*
Affiliation:
Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America A Heart For Sports, Yorba Linda, California, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: M. Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85745, USA. Tel: (520) 626 6223; Fax: (520) 626 5181; E-mail: rmovahed@email.arizona.edu; rmova@aol.com
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Abstract

Background

The prevalence of mitral valvar prolapse has been reported to be between 0.6 and 21%. The goal of our study was to evaluate its prevalence in young athletes who underwent hand-held echocardiography as a screening mostly in southern California.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 1742 echocardiograms that were performed as a part of a cardiac screening of teenage athletes. The total prevalence of mitral valvar prolapse was calculated and stratified based on gender.

Results

We screened a total of 1172 male and 570 female high school athletes. The echocardiographic prevalence of mitral valvar prolapse was 0.9%. The prevalence was similar in both genders, at 1.2% in male and 0.7% in female athletes.

Conclusion

The prevalence of mitral valvar prolapse in young athletes mostly in southern California was found to be less than 1%, and was similar in both genders.

Keywords

Echocardiographycongenital valve diseasescreeningepidemiologyteenage athletes
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 402 - 404
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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