Acute Rheumatic Fever in the North East of Iran: A Study of 80 Cases

Background: To evaluate the frequency, clinical presentation and cardiac involvement of children with RF in the North-East of Iran. Methods: A case series analysis was conducted on 80 patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), who were hospitalized at Ghaem hospital in Mashad between 1994 and 2000,...

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Main Authors: Saeed Talebi, Farah Ashrafzadeh, Eftekhar Mahmudi, Fatemeh Ghaneh, Vahid Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3333.pdf&manuscript_id=3333