Detecting sub-clinical disease activity in patients with chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease

Detecting sub-clinical disease activity in patients with chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease

Objective: Valve disease progression in rheumatic heart disease(RHD) is generally attributed to recurrent attacks of acute rheumatic fever(ARF). However, persistence of chronic sub-clinical inflammation remains a plausible but unproven cause. Non-invasive means to identify sub-clinical inflammation...

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Main Authors: Aayush Kumar Singal, Velayoudam Devagourou, Milind Padmakar Hote, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Neeraj Parakh, Ruma Ray, Ramakrishnan Lakshmy, Ganesan Karthikeyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Ga-67 scintigraphy
Interferons
Myocardial lympho-mononuclear infiltration
Rheumatic heart disease
Sub-clinical inflammation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948322100050X

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