Mitral valve thickening in acute rheumatic fever as a predictor of late valvar dysfunction.
Telêmaco Luis da SilvaAntonio Pazin-FilhoMinna Moreira Dias RomanoVirginia Paes Leme FerrianiJosé A Marin-NetoBenedito C MacielAndre SchmidtPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Mitral leaflets thickening documented at the time of diagnosis of ARF is a consistent prognostic marker for the subsequent evolution to RHD.