Low prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients with panic disorder. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In 25 patients with panic attacks the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse was 8%, close to that in the general population. The higher rates in previous reports may be due to differences in prolapse criteria, sampling techniques, or the samples' sex ratios.

publication date

  • February 1, 1984

Research

keywords

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Fear
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Panic

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021320754

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/ajp.141.2.302

PubMed ID

  • 6691504

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 141

issue

  • 2