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RHEUMATIC VALVULAR LESIONS |
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| Quotation |
MITRAL STENOSIS“Physicians wear their stethoscopes primarily in cafeterias” |
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| Definition |
Condition resulting (almost always)as a sequel to rheumatic fever, leading to resistance to diastolic filling of the left ventricle as a result of narrowing of the mitral valve |
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| Prognosis |
A classic case in the west takes 10 years to develop murmur, next 10 years remain asymptomatic and the next 10 years to severe disability. Bt in India, the patient might present with severe stenosis even in early teens. In the unoperated case, the 10 year mortality is very high varies between 40-70% |
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| Reference From |
Website: www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/12_99/harris.html |
