Mitral valve prolapse

Screening of first-degree relatives

Echocardiography is used to screen first-degree relatives of patients with mitral valve prolapse. However, there is no consensus on this issue.[1]Otto CM, Nishimura RA, Bonow RO, et al. 2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2021 Feb 2;143(5):e72-e227. https://www.doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000923 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33332150?tool=bestpractice.com [2]Bonow RO, O'Gara PT, Adams DH, et al. 2020 Focused update of the 2017 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on the management of mitral regurgitation: a report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 5;75(17):2236-70. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.005 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32068084?tool=bestpractice.com [39]Cheitlin MD, Armstrong WF, Aurigemma GP, et al. ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 guideline update for the clinical application of echocardiography: summary article – a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE committee to update the 1997 guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography). Circulation. 2003 Sep 2;108(9):1146-62. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/6/1686 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12952829?tool=bestpractice.com