Population
50 consecutive patients studied for rheumatic heart disease
Design
Cohort
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May prompt consideration of diastolic MR in RHD; leaves open true prevalence and outcomes pending larger prospective studies.
Diastolic mitral regurgitation is a relatively frequent finding in patients with rheumatic heart disease, occurring in 8% of a consecutive cohort, and should be considered in patients with mitral valve disease.
A 1969 study studied this question.
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