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Rheumatic mitral valve disease: current surgical status
Mustafa Zakkar1, Emre Amirak, K M John Chan
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Rheumatic heart disease is the most serious sequelae of rheumatic fever occurring in approximately 30% of rheumatic fever patients. Patients with acute rheumatic fever may develop varying degrees of pancarditis with associated valve disease, heart failure, and pericarditis. Worldwide, rheumatic heart disease remains a major health problem although its prevalence in the developed countries is much reduced. Involvement of the mitral valve results in mitral regurgitation and/or stenosis. Where surgery is indicated, mitral valve replacement is usually necessary although in some cases, mitral valve repair is possible.
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