MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE SYNDROME AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ANXIETY AND PANIC STATES

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome is one of the most frequent cardiac valvular abnormalities in general population. Mostly the patients remain asymptomatic but a few may suffer from hyperadrenergic panic states, similar to anxiety attacks. In psychiatric practice, a number of physicians have come acros...

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Autores principales: Chatterjee, S.B., John, M.J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1982
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21965948
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Sumario:Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome is one of the most frequent cardiac valvular abnormalities in general population. Mostly the patients remain asymptomatic but a few may suffer from hyperadrenergic panic states, similar to anxiety attacks. In psychiatric practice, a number of physicians have come across this finding during the recent past. Present article deals with two such case illustrations.

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