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February 1, 1964Annals of Internal Medicine

Rheumatic Fever in Children and Adolescents

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Population

Children and adolescents with acute rheumatic fever

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Cohort

Authors

AFAlvan R. FeinsteinMaastricht University

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Implication

Persistent valvular scarring and mortality risks after acute rheumatic fever warrant vigilance in youth; extends observational data but leaves optimal prevention open.

Structured PICO

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Population
Children and adolescents with acute rheumatic fever
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Outcome
Cardiac sequelae of acute rheumatic fever (including valvular scarring, rheumatic heart disease, and death)hard clinical

This article discusses the cardiac sequelae of acute rheumatic fever in children and adolescents, including valvular scarring and mortality.

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Alvan R. Feinstein (1964) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e0337e5379bb2b27d98a4https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-2-87

Topics

Heart failureHFrEF treatmentPericardial diseaseInfective endocarditis
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