Martina Perazzolo Marra, Annagrazia Cecere, Alberto Cipriani, Federico Migliore, Alessandro Zorzi, Manuel De Lazzari, Giulia Lorenzoni, Antonella Cecchetto, Giulia Brunetti, Francesca Graziano, Raimondo Pittorru, Raffaella Motta, Giorgio De Conti, Barbara Bauce, Domenico Corrado, Dario Gregori, Sabino Iliceto
BACKGROUND: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) may be associated with ventricular arrhythmias (VA) even in the absence of significant valvular regurgitation. Curling, mitral annulus disjunction (MAD) and myocardial fibrosis (late gadolinium enhancement [LGE]) may account for arrhythmogenesis. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the determinants of VA in patients with MVP without significant regurgitation. METHODS: This study included 108 patients with MVP (66 female; median age: 48 years) without valve regurgitation...
January 18, 2024: JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology