Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/184593
DC FieldValue
dc.titleThoracic skeletal abnormalities in young men with mitral valve prolapse
dc.contributor.authorPeh W.C.G.
dc.contributor.authorTeo W.S.
dc.contributor.authorKwok R.K.
dc.contributor.authorQuek S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-08T09:41:46Z
dc.date.available2020-12-08T09:41:46Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.identifier.citationPeh W.C.G., Teo W.S., Kwok R.K., Quek S. (1985). Thoracic skeletal abnormalities in young men with mitral valve prolapse. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 14 (4) : 676 - 681. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
dc.identifier.issn03044602
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/184593
dc.description.abstractYoung National Servicemen were screened for cardiac murmurs and 74 cases of mitral valve prolapse were diagnosed. PA and lateral chest X-rays were taken. 18% of the subjects had straight back, 24% had scoliosis, 38% had sternal abnormalities while 58% had one or more thoracic skeletal deformities. Comparisons were made with other series. Four radiographic measurements (AP diameter, AP/transthoracic ratio, vertebral index and angle of kyphosis) differed significantly from the normal population. These measurements were also compared with foreign series. There were 2 cases with 'pancake' appearance of the heart. The significance and aetiology of this association is discussed. Mitral valve prolapse should be excluded in patients with thoracic skeletal abnormalities, especially those presenting with cardiac murmurs.
dc.sourceScopus
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentDIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
dc.description.sourcetitleAnnals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
dc.description.volume14
dc.description.issue4
dc.description.page676 - 681
dc.description.codenAAMSC
dc.published.statePublished
Appears in Collections:Staff Publications
Elements

Show simple item record
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.

Google ScholarTM

Check


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.