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Mitral valve prolapse in eating and panic disorder: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Kaplan Allan S.,
Goldbloom David S.,
Woodside D. Blake,
Swinson Richard P.,
Kennedy Sidney H.,
Rakowski Harry
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199109)10:5<531::aid-eat2260100505>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - mitral valve prolapse , panic disorder , anorexia nervosa , comorbidity , anxiety , bulimia nervosa , depression (economics) , panic , cardiology , medicine , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , eating disorders , psychology , mitral valve , economics , macroeconomics
The prevalence of echocardiographic mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and arrhythmias was studied in controls (n = 23) and patients with panic disorder (n = 14), bulimia nervosa (n = 14), and anorexia nervosa (n = 21). There was approximately twice the rate of MVP in patient groups compared to controls, a statistically insignificant difference. Importantly, the presence of prolapse was not associated with measures of weight or depression but there was a trend for MVP to be associated with anxiety disorder in bulimic patients. There were no significant arrhythmias found. These results raise the possibility that MVP may not be a state weight‐related phenomenon as has been proported, but rather a trait phenomenon reflecting comorbidity with anxiety disorder.