TY - JOUR
T1 - The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients with Down's syndrome
T2 - Implications for dental management
AU - Barnett, Michael L.
AU - Friedman, Debra
AU - Kastner, Theodore
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1988/10
Y1 - 1988/10
N2 - Eighty-three noninstitutionalized patients with Down's syndrome, aged 9 to 55 years, were randomly selected to receive echocardiograms. Forty-one patients had echocardiographic findings indicative of mitral valve prolapse, and 15 of these patients lacked associated auscultatory findings. Because mitral valve prolapse can predispose patients to bacterial endocarditis after bacteremia-producing dental procedures, these findings suggest that if auscultatory findings alone are used, a significant number of patients with Down's syndrome who are at risk for endocarditis may not be currently identified in the course of routine clinical practice.
AB - Eighty-three noninstitutionalized patients with Down's syndrome, aged 9 to 55 years, were randomly selected to receive echocardiograms. Forty-one patients had echocardiographic findings indicative of mitral valve prolapse, and 15 of these patients lacked associated auscultatory findings. Because mitral valve prolapse can predispose patients to bacterial endocarditis after bacteremia-producing dental procedures, these findings suggest that if auscultatory findings alone are used, a significant number of patients with Down's syndrome who are at risk for endocarditis may not be currently identified in the course of routine clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(88)90264-2
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(88)90264-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 2972985
AN - SCOPUS:0024094930
SN - 0030-4220
VL - 66
SP - 445
EP - 447
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
IS - 4
ER -