Abstract 16917: The Forgotten Prolapsed Mitral Valve in a Patient With Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Authors: Mark W Vanderland, YinnShaung Ooi, Muhammad Shakir, Douglas Esberg

Published: 2021-05-10

DOI: 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.16917

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Current literature suggests that the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) attributable to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is more common than historically presumed. Although its true incidence remains unknown, this novel realization suggests that the presence of MVP after resuscitated SCA should prompt exploratory identification of a causative association between MVP and SCA, even in the presence of other plausible explanatory findings.