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We thank Dr Garbi and colleagues1 for their interest in our recently published study.2 The authors underline that mitral annular disjunction (MAD) cannot be considered a risk factor for sudden cardiac death in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), as it is a widespread anatomical variation of the mitral valve annulus (MVA), also described in histological specimens of hearts without MVP. We agree that the link between MAD and malignant MVP is still speculative, as several factors may be responsible for ventricular arrhythmias, including genetic, structural, mechanical …
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Competing interests VV is on speaker bureau for Philips Healthcare. GP reports research grants and/or honorarium as speaker from GE Healthcare, Bracco, Bayer, Medtronic and Heartflow.
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