Histopathological Characterization of Mitral Valvular Lesions from Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease.
Nayana F A GomesMarcelo A Pascoal-XavierLivia S A PassosThiago Mendonça Nunes PaulaJoão Marcelo de Souza AguiarFelipe Vieira GuarçoniMaria Cecília Landim NassifClaudio Leo GelapeRenato BraulioPaulo Henrique N CostaLuiz Guilherme PassagliaRaquel Braga MartinsWalderez O DutraMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)
Despite intense degree of fibrosis, the inflammatory process remains active in the rheumatic mitral valve, even at late disease with valve dysfunction. Calcification predominated in stenotic valves and in patients with right ventricular dysfunction.