[Mitral valve prolapse with myocardial disarrangement and familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report].

This is a report of a patient with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and myocardial abnormalities on endomyocardial biopsy in whose relatives hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was identified. A 19-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of a heart murmur. A systolic ejection murmur was audible in the third intercostal space at the left sternal border, and a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram showed ST-T wave changes in leads II, III and aVF. Echocardiography revealed prolapse of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve, but no left ventricular hypertrophy. Endomyocardial biopsy disclosed mild hypertrophy and disarrangement of the myocardium. The family study revealed asymmetrical septal hypertrophy in her mother, who had no history of hypertension. Her younger sister had mild hypertrophy of the interventricular septum on echocardiography, and her histopathological findings suggested a diagnosis of HCM. This case was clinically regarded as MVP, but development of left ventricular hypertrophy as noted in her mother may occur in the future.