Prognostic value of clinical and Doppler echocardiographic findings in children and adolescents with significant rheumatic valvular disease

Introduction: The diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (RF) is based on clinical findings. However, during the chronic phase of the disease, the clinical approach is not sufficient for the follow-up of the patients and the Doppler echocardiography is a tool for the diagnosis of cardiac involvement. Pr...

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Main Authors: Fátima Derlene da Rocha Araújo, Eugênio Marcos Andrade Goulart, Zilda Maria Alves Meira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2012;volume=5;issue=2;spage=120;epage=126;aulast=Araújo