Mitral Valve Prolapse in Anorexia Nervosa
Authors: DAVID G. MEYERS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Brief Reports1 September 1986Mitral Valve Prolapse in Anorexia NervosaDAVID G. MEYERS, M.D., HELEN STARKE, M.D., PAUL H. PEARSON, M.D., M.P.H., MARLENE K. WILKEN, R.N., M.N.DAVID G. MEYERS, M.D., HELEN STARKE, M.D., PAUL H. PEARSON, M.D., M.P.H., MARLENE K. WILKEN, R.N., M.N.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-3-384 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMitral valve prolapse occurs frequently in patients with anorexia nervosa (1, 2). We have confirmed this association and identified one of its causes.We examined 28 consecutive female patients who met the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa (3): weight loss of more than 25%, refusal to maintain weight, intense fear of obesity, distorted body image, and absence of organic disease causing weight loss. Twenty-eight women of normal weight were selected as controls. 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