Evolution of valve damage in Sydenham's chorea during recurrence of rheumatic fever

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Panamonta, Manat ^a   Chaikitpinyo, Arnkisa ^a   Auvichayapat, Narong ^a   Weraarchakul, Wiboon ^a   Panamonta, Ouyporn ^a   Pantongwiriyakul, Aunejit ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Carditis; Echocardiography; Recurrence; Secondary prophylaxis; Sydenham's chorea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; HEART MURMUR; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 34249698723     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.077     Document Type: Article

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