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