Kouvaras G, Bacoulas G
Q J Med. 1985 Jul;56(219):387-92.
In order to clarify possible links between mitral valve leaflet prolapse and cerebral ischaemic events we carried out a study prospectively over a period of two years on 66 patients (35 men and 31 women) under the age of 50 who suffered from transient cerebral ischaemic attacks or completed strokes. Twenty-three (34.8 per cent) of the 66 patients were found to have mitral valve leaflet prolapse syndrome. In 16 (24.2 per cent) of those, the only abnormality found was mitral valve leaflet prolapse, suggesting that the mitral valve leaflet prolapse syndrome may be a potential cause of cerebral ischaemic events. Therapeutic approaches for preventing further similar events are discussed.
为了阐明二尖瓣叶脱垂与脑缺血事件之间可能存在的联系，我们对66例年龄在50岁以下、患有短暂性脑缺血发作或完全性卒中的患者（35名男性和31名女性）进行了为期两年的前瞻性研究。66例患者中有23例（34.8%）被发现患有二尖瓣叶脱垂综合征。在其中16例（24.2%）患者中，唯一发现的异常是二尖瓣叶脱垂，这表明二尖瓣叶脱垂综合征可能是脑缺血事件的一个潜在原因。文中还讨论了预防进一步类似事件的治疗方法。
