Subclinical valvulitis in children with acute rheumatic fever

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 619-623

  Beg, Ahsan ^a   Sadiq, Masood ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Rheumatic chorea; Subclinical valvulitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHILD; CHOREA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POLYARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC FEVER; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VALVULITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 43549108987     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9173-0     Document Type: Article

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