Table 2: Imaging Findings in Cases of Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death or Cardiac Arrest.
Imaging Findings | All Cases | iMVP | Non-iMVP |
---|---|---|---|
Leaflet involvement* | n=83 | n=57 | n=26 |
Bileaflet | 57 (69) | 40 (70) | 17 (65) |
Posterior leaflet | 23 (28) | 15 (26) | 8 (30) |
Anterior leaflet | 3 (4) | 2 (4) | 1 (4) |
MR severity† | n=38 | n=23 | n=15 |
Nil/trivial | 9 (24) | 6 (26) | 3 (20) |
Mild | 12 (32) | 9 (39) | 3 (20) |
Moderate | 8 (21) | 4 (17) | 4 (27) |
Severe | 9 (24) | 4 (17) | 5 (33) |
Unless indicated otherwise, values are expressed number (percentage). *Determined using echocardiography and/or autopsy information. †Diagnosed on angiography or echocardiography. iMVP = isolated mitral valve prolapse; MR = mitral regurgitation. Source: Han et al. 2018.[8] Reproduced under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.