Mitral valve thickening in acute rheumatic fever as a predictor of late valvar dysfunction.

<h4>Background</h4>Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complicating acute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains an important health problem in developing countries. No definitive diagnostic test for ARF exists and the role of Doppler echocardiography (DEC) for long-term prognostic evaluation following...

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Main Authors: Telêmaco Luis da Silva, Antonio Pazin-Filho, Minna M D Romano, Virgínia P L Ferriani, José A Marin-Neto, Benedito C Maciel, André Schmidt
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/79a6100385f74d409b56fadd6fa3c717
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