Key result
Mitral stenosis, primarily caused by rheumatic fever, is 2 to 3 times more common in women and accounted for approximately 1500 balloon mitral valvotomies in the United States last year.
A narrative review of the etiology, prevalence, and modern management of mitral stenosis, highlighting its primary association with rheumatic fever.
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MS now rare in US except among immigrants from endemic areas; leaves open how to sustain BMV expertise amid low volumes.
Blasé A. Carabello (2005) conducted a review in Mitral stenosis. Mitral stenosis, primarily caused by rheumatic fever, is 2 to 3 times more common in women and accounted for approximately 1500 balloon mitral valvotomies in the United States last year.
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