Editorial

TIAs, Completed Strokes, and Mitral Valve Prolapse

Authors: MAJ, DAVID L. SMITH MC, USAF MAJ, THOMAS E. McKNIGHT JR. MC, USAF

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe role of mitral valve prolapse in producing transient ischemic attacks and completed strokes remains controversial despite scattered clinical reports indicating such an association. Among 96 patients admitted to our neurology service because of TIAs or strokes in the past 12 months, five were found to have mitral valve prolapse as the presumed cause after careful investigation excluded other potential causes.

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