Rheumatic Myocarditis: A Poorly Recognized Etiology of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Valvular Heart Disease Patients

Rheumatic Myocarditis: A Poorly Recognized Etiology of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Valvular Heart Disease Patients

Background: Heart failure occurs in ~10% of patients with acute rheumatic fever (RF), and several studies have shown that cardiac decompensation in RF results primarily from valvular disease and is not due to primary myocarditis. However, the literature on this topic is scarce, and a recent case ser...

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Main Authors: Vitor Emer Egypto Rosa, Mariana Pezzute Lopes, Guilherme Sobreira Spina, Jose Soares Junior, David Salazar, Cristhian Espinoza Romero, Marcos Pita Lottenberg, Antonio de Santis, Lucas José Neves Tachotti Pires, Luis Fernando Tonello Gonçalves, Joao Ricardo Cordeiro Fernandes, Roney Orismar Sampaio, Flavio Tarasoutchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
myocarditis
rheumatic fever
rheumatic heart disease
valvular heart disease
heart failure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.676694/full

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