Inflammatory status in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis: Guilty before and after balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Aim: We studied the inflammatory status, suggested by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) before, immediately after, and 1-month after balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV). Methods and results: We studied 31 BMV candidates [35.6 ± 12.8 years, 20...

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Published in:	The Egyptian Heart Journal
Main Authors:	Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Rahman, Alaa Mabrouk Salem Omar, Mohammed Amin, Osama Rifaie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Subjects:	Rheumatic mitral stenosis High sensitivity C-reactive protein Balloon mitral valvuloplasty
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111026081600020X