| Prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in keratoconus patients. | |
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PMID: 1404188 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fifty patients with advanced degrees of keratoconus, requiring corneal transplantation, were screened for mitral valve prolapse by two dimensional echocardiography. The overall prevalence of 58% was found to be statistically higher than the prevalence of 7% found in a group of age and sex-matched controls. It was also found to be higher than the previously reported prevalence of 38% in a group of keratoconus patients with similar age and sex match to our series. The findings of our study in conjunction with the histopathological and biochemical similarities between the two conditions strongly suggest that they may be different manifestations of similar defects in collagen metabolism. |
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Authors:
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K W Sharif; T A Casey; J Coltart |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Volume: 85 ISSN: 0141-0768 ISO Abbreviation: J R Soc Med Publication Date: 1992 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-11-02 Completed Date: 1992-11-02 Revised Date: 2010-09-07 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802879 Medline TA: J R Soc Med Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 446-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Corneo-plastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex. |
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Adolescent Adult Female Humans Keratoconus / complications*, epidemiology Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Prolapse / complications*, epidemiology Prevalence |
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Comment In:
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J R Soc Med. 1992 Dec;85(12):773-4
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1308132
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J R Soc Med. 1992 Dec;85(12):773 [PMID: 1494176 ] |
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