mitral valve insufficiency/fever

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of rheumatic fever is based on physical findings (major) and supporting laboratory evidence (minor) as defined by the Jones criteria. Rheumatic carditis is characterized by auscultation of a mitral regurgitant murmur. Doppler echocardiography, however, may detect mitral

OBJECTIVE The study aim was to describe the clinical spectrum and mechanism of acute severe mitral regurgitation (MR) observed during first episodes of rheumatic fever (RF), and to identify prognostic factors related to the short-term outcome. METHODS Since 1990, 44 patients (mean age 9.2 +/- 0.1

An eight-year-old girl with mitral regurgitation in acute rheumatic fever was examined by echocardiography. The examination showed posterior displacement of the coaptation point of the anterior mitral leaflet, i.e. anterior mitral prolapse, and did not indicate signs of edematous change or verrucous

OBJECTIVE Description of the presentation and management of cases of fulminant mitral regurgitation in acute rheumatic fever (ARF). METHODS Retrospective case series of 4 children, aged 6-10 years, presenting in acute pulmonary oedema because of rupture of elongation of the chordae tendinae of the

The clinical disappearance of the murmur of rheumatic mitral regurgitation after period of time has been documented by many researchers. However no studies have related the disappearance of the murmur with the functional or anatomical state of the mitral valve. This study was done to elucidate the

Eleven patients aged 8 to 15 years underwent measured asymmetrical annuloplasty for severe mitral regurgitation in the years 1961 through 1966. They had had a total of 20 attacks of acute rheumatic fever. The intervals between the last attack of acute rheumatic fever and operation ranged from 2 to 8

We report a case of rare anomaly of quadricuspid aortic valve associated aortic regurgitation and severe mitral regurgitation due to infective endocarditis. A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for fever and dyspnea. The transesophageal echocardiography showed severe aortic regurgitation

A 60-year-old man, suffering from sustained cough and dyspnea on effort, was diagnosed as congestive heart failure. He did not yield the history of having fever or other inflammatory events. His physical examination disclosed a pan-systolic murmur at the apex. Transthoracic color Doppler

OBJECTIVE To determine and to evaluate valvular involvement, in particular subclinical, as confirmed by colored Doppler echocardiography (CDE) during an initial attack of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Means of diagnosis and therapeutic implications. METHODS Over a 7-year period, from January 1994 to

A 25-year-old man was admitted to Juntendo University Hospital with chief complaints of nocturnal dyspnea and shortness of breath on Sept. 22, 1983. He had no history of rheumatic fever or bacterial endocarditis. He was violently kicked in the chest while practicing Shorinji-Kempo (Karate) in July

BACKGROUND Valvuloplasty has significant advantages over valve replacement for mitral regurgitation, but the presence of severe calcification of the mitral valve apparatus has been thought to preclude successful valve reconstruction in general. The purpose of this report is to assess the results of

BACKGROUND Transcatheter closure is the usual treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), but its safety and efficacy have not been reported in adult PDA patients with severe mitral regurgitation. METHODS A retrospective study on 27 consecutive patients diagnosed with PDA and severe mitral