Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry

Background Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is highly prevalent in Marfan syndrome (MFS), but its associations with significant valvular regurgitation, the need for mitral valve (MV) surgery or elective aortic root replacement, and the occurrence of aortic dissection in MFS are not fully elucidated. Meth...

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Main Authors: Nupoor Narula, Yosef Schwartz, Richard B. Devereux, Xiaoyue Ma, Jonathan W. Weinsaft, Leonard Girardi, Mary J. Roman
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Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
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author Nupoor Narula
Yosef Schwartz
Richard B. Devereux
Xiaoyue Ma
Jonathan W. Weinsaft
Leonard Girardi
Mary J. Roman
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Yosef Schwartz
Richard B. Devereux
Xiaoyue Ma
Jonathan W. Weinsaft
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Mary J. Roman
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description Background Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is highly prevalent in Marfan syndrome (MFS), but its associations with significant valvular regurgitation, the need for mitral valve (MV) surgery or elective aortic root replacement, and the occurrence of aortic dissection in MFS are not fully elucidated. Methods Imaging, anthropometric, cardiovascular disease, and surgical data were compared in patients with and without MVP in a large, single‐center MFS registry. Results Of 352 patients with MFS, MVP was present in 237 (67.3%) and was more common in women (73.3% versus 59.9%, P=0.007). Patients with MVP had distinct skeletal features, including a lower body mass index, and higher prevalences of scoliosis surgery, arachnodactyly, and skin striae. Although rates of MV surgery were similar in men (14.7%) and women (16.9%), women underwent surgery at a younger age (35.4±14.5 versus 43.0±14.6 years; P=0.04). Patients who underwent MV surgery were more likely to undergo aortic root replacement (73.2% versus 42.6%, P<0.001) and to have a type B aortic dissection (25.0% versus 11.8%, P=0.01). Conclusions MVP is highly prevalent in MFS and more likely to necessitate MV surgery compared with the general population, particularly among women. The associations of MV surgery with aortic root replacement and type B dissection indicate that MVP associated with the need for mitral surgery tracks with a more severe aortic phenotype in MFS.
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spelling doaj-art-5479212e4357450f8f6b6f401d882d732025-08-20T01:55:06ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802025-05-01141010.1161/JAHA.125.040947Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm RegistryNupoor Narula0Yosef Schwartz1Richard B. Devereux2Xiaoyue Ma3Jonathan W. Weinsaft4Leonard Girardi5Mary J. Roman6Division of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADivision of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADivision of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department of Health Care Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADivision of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USADivision of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY USABackground Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is highly prevalent in Marfan syndrome (MFS), but its associations with significant valvular regurgitation, the need for mitral valve (MV) surgery or elective aortic root replacement, and the occurrence of aortic dissection in MFS are not fully elucidated. Methods Imaging, anthropometric, cardiovascular disease, and surgical data were compared in patients with and without MVP in a large, single‐center MFS registry. Results Of 352 patients with MFS, MVP was present in 237 (67.3%) and was more common in women (73.3% versus 59.9%, P=0.007). Patients with MVP had distinct skeletal features, including a lower body mass index, and higher prevalences of scoliosis surgery, arachnodactyly, and skin striae. Although rates of MV surgery were similar in men (14.7%) and women (16.9%), women underwent surgery at a younger age (35.4±14.5 versus 43.0±14.6 years; P=0.04). Patients who underwent MV surgery were more likely to undergo aortic root replacement (73.2% versus 42.6%, P<0.001) and to have a type B aortic dissection (25.0% versus 11.8%, P=0.01). Conclusions MVP is highly prevalent in MFS and more likely to necessitate MV surgery compared with the general population, particularly among women. The associations of MV surgery with aortic root replacement and type B dissection indicate that MVP associated with the need for mitral surgery tracks with a more severe aortic phenotype in MFS.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.125.040947elective aortic root replacementMarfan syndromemitral regurgitationmitral valve prolapsemitral valve surgerytype B aortic dissection
spellingShingle Nupoor Narula
Yosef Schwartz
Richard B. Devereux
Xiaoyue Ma
Jonathan W. Weinsaft
Leonard Girardi
Mary J. Roman
Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
elective aortic root replacement
Marfan syndrome
mitral regurgitation
mitral valve prolapse
mitral valve surgery
type B aortic dissection
title Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
title_full Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
title_fullStr Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
title_short Clinical and Phenotypic Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: The Cornell Aortic Aneurysm Registry
title_sort clinical and phenotypic correlates of mitral valve prolapse in marfan syndrome the cornell aortic aneurysm registry
topic elective aortic root replacement
Marfan syndrome
mitral regurgitation
mitral valve prolapse
mitral valve surgery
type B aortic dissection
url https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.125.040947
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