Fulminant mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendinae in acute rheumatic fever

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 134-137

  Anderson, Yvonne ^b   Wilson, Nigel ^a   Nicholson, Ross ^b   Finucane, Kirsten ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Kidz First Children's Hospital Auckland   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Mitral regurgitation; Ruptured chordae tendinae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 40149094798     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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