Acute severe mitral regurgitation during first attacks of rheumatic fever: clinical spectrum, mechanisms and prognostic factors.

Kamblock, Joél

Acute severe mitral regurgitation during first attacks of rheumatic fever: clinical spectrum, mechanisms and prognostic factors. [electronic resource] - The Journal of heart valve disease Jul 2005 - 440-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0966-8519


Acute Disease
Adrenal Cortex Hormones--therapeutic use
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists--therapeutic use
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors--therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Cardiotonic Agents--therapeutic use
Digitalis Glycosides--therapeutic use
Diuretics--therapeutic use
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular--complications
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency--etiology
Mitral Valve Prolapse--complications
Multivariate Analysis
Myocarditis--etiology
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Penicillin G Benzathine--therapeutic use
Polynesia--epidemiology
Prazosin--therapeutic use
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Rheumatic Fever--complications
Severity of Illness Index