Population
60 autopsy cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)
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Case_series
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May indicate unrecognized myocardial and pulmonary vascular effects in rheumatic heart disease; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Intramyocardial coronary vessel involvement and pulmonary atherosclerosis are frequent autopsy findings in rheumatic heart disease, potentially affecting myocardial function and indicating pulmonary hypertension.
Malhotra et al. (1987) studied this question.
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