The malignant course of acute rheumatic fever in the modern era: Implications for early surgical intervention in cases of bivalvular insufficiency with impaired ventricular function

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-300

  Herrold, K ^a   Herrold, E M ^a   Bograd, A J ^b   Richmond, M ^a   Flynn, P A ^b   Cooper, R S ^b   Chen, J M ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve insufficiency; Mitral valve insufficiency; Rheumatic fever

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; IRON; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIVALVULAR INSUFFICIENCY; CARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 40949159809     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9070-6     Document Type: Article

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