Mitral stenosis due to rheumatic heart disease - A rare cause of massive hemoptysis

Severe mitral valve stenosis caused by rheumatic heart disease presenting initially as massive hemoptysis has become a rare occurrence in contemporary western medicine. Massive hemoptysis can be due to multiple disease processes including airway diseases such as bronchiectasis, pulmonary parenchymal...

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Main Authors: Sophie Korzan, MD, Evan Jones, MD, Rahul Mutneja, MBBS, Prashant Grover, MD, FCCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117303891