Malignant arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a continuum of clinical challenges from diagnosis to risk stratification and patient management

Yedidya, I.; Wijngaarden, A.L. van; Marsan, N.A. (2021)

Article / Letter to editor

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valvular disease, which may remain a benign condition for a long period of time. However, some patients experience malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). It is still largely unknown how to risk-stratify these patients, and no specific recommendations have been proposed to help the clinical decision-making. We present the case of a young man whose first clinical presentation was an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and was subsequently diagnosed with MVP. We highlighted the possible risk factors for SCD and the challenges in the clinical management of these patients.

• mitral valve prolapse
• sudden cardiac death
• risk factors

• All authors: Yedidya, I.; Wijngaarden, A.L. van; Marsan, N.A.
• Date: 2021-01-01
• Journal: Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• DOI: doi:10.3390/jcdd8010002
• Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/8/1/2/pdf