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Published on: December 14, 2020
Esophageal disorders in patients with chest pain and mitral valve prolapse
Abstract:
The origin of chest discomfort in patients with mitral valve prolapse is controversial. We performed esophageal manometry in 18 patients with mitral valve prolapse, chest pain, and no significant coronary artery disease at cardiac catheterization. Fourteen of the 18 had esophageal disorders: five had diffuse esophageal spasm and two had hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter-motility disorders associated with chest pain syndromes; five mitral valve prolapse patients had hypotensive lower esophageal sphincters, a finding that increases the probability of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux; and two had nonspecific motor abnormalities. Esophageal disorders may provide an explanation for chest discomfort experienced by certain patients with mitral valve prolapse.
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