What is the association between mitral-valve prolapse and stroke in young patients?
A 1995 population-based cohort study found that there was no evidence of an association between mitral-valve prolapse and stroke in young patients. Furthermore, a 2011 Cardiovascular Health Study of older adults found that there was also no association between mitral annular calcification and aortic valve sclerosis with brain findings on magnetic resonance imaging. A 1985 study following 237 patients with echocardiographically documented mitral-valve prolapse also found no evidence of an association between mitral-valve prolapse and stroke. Therefore, there is no evidence of an association between mitral-valve prolapse and stroke in young patients.