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What are the clinical, echocardiographic, and hemodynamic differences between patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis who have atrial fibrillation versus sinus rhythm?
What are the clinical, echocardiographic, and hemodynamic differences between patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis who have atrial fibrillation versus sinus rhythm?
Atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis is associated with older age, longer disease duration, worse symptoms, and greater structural cardiac damage, suggesting it is a marker of widespread rheumatic activity.
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AF signals more advanced rheumatic mitral stenosis; leaves open whether it drives progression or alters management.
Kabukçu et al. (2005) studied this question.
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