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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most common valvular disease with a prevalence of 2%. It has generally a benign course; however, recent findings suggested an association between MVP and complex arrhythmias and eventually cardiac arrest and for thi...

Valvular heart disease is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and a major contributor of symptoms and functional disability. Knowledge of valvular heart disease epidemiology and a deep comprehension of the geographical and tempo...

Background: Mitral valve prolapse is a common valvular heart disorder, usually associated with a benign prognosis in the absence of significant mitral regurgitation. However, a subset of patients is at increased risk for complex ventricular arrhythmi...

Controversies have been raised regarding the prevalence and potential clinical significance of mitral annular disjunction (MAD). We aim to address the anatomic characteristics of MAD and their association, if any, on survival. We retrospectively revi...

The morphological changes that occur in myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) involve various components, ultimately leading to the impairment of mitral valve (MV) function. In this context, intrinsic mitral annular abnormalities are increasingly re...

Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is an increasingly recognized structural abnormality of the mitral valve apparatus, often associated with mitral valve prolapse and a heightened risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. It is defined...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is generally associated with excellent long-term outcomes when MR is absent or mild. Nonetheless, a small proportion of patients exhibit a distinct arrhythmogenic susceptibility, characterized by complex ventricular ectopy...

Background: Mitral annular disjunction (MAD), a mitral annular abnormality involving the whole mitral valve annulus circumference, commonly detected in individuals with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), has been recently recognized as a potential risk fac...

Background: Over the last two decades, a number of imaging studies have evaluated the characteristics and clinical implications of mitral annular disjunction (MAD) among patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). The present systematic review has bee...