Clinical, Echocardiographic Characteristics and Management Practices in Patients with Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease.
Temesgen Mulugeta FeyissaKabaye KumelaLegese ChelkebaPublished in: Open access rheumatology : research and reviews (2020)
Rheumatic heart disease affected younger adults. Pansystolic murmur was reported in nearly all patients. Congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation were common clinical presentations. Morphologic changes in mitral valve and pathologic mitral regurgitation were the most common echocardiographic reports. Cardiovascular medications were commonly utilized for symptomatic management of complications Therefore, echocardiography should be done routinely for patients with RHD, focusing on younger adults, to facilitate diagnosis and treatment before complications develop.
Keyphrases
- mitral valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- left atrial
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- risk factors
- primary care
- oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- left atrial appendage
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic valve
- locally advanced
- venous thromboembolism
- adverse drug