Echocardiographic evaluation of propranolol therapy for mitral valve prolapse
| Autor: | Roger A. Winkle, Daniel J. Goodman, Richard L. Popp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1976 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Cardiac Volume Late systolic Propranolol medicine.disease Anesthesia Internal medicine Heart rate cardiovascular system Cardiology medicine Ventricular volume Mitral valve prolapse cardiovascular diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Heart. 38:129-134 |
| ISSN: | 1355-6037 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/hrt.38.2.129 |
| Popis: | This study evaluates the effect of propranolol on the echocardiogram of 8 patients with late systolic mitral valve prolapse. Echocardiograms were performed with the patients on no medication and again while on oral propranolol therapy. Propranolol caused a statistically significant increase in left ventricular volume; however, neither the echocardiographic pattern nor the timing of mitral valve prolapse was altered by propranolol. These findings suggest that factors in addition to left ventricular volume play a role in regulating valvular dysfunction in this condition. |
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