Why the study?
Does the presence of Aschoff bodies correlate with clinical or laboratory evidence of rheumatic carditis in patients undergoing operation for mitral stenosis?
Population
183 patients undergoing operation for mitral stenosis
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Standard clinical and lab markers do not detect histologically active rheumatic carditis; leaves open whether routine histology should guide management.
Does the presence of Aschoff bodies correlate with clinical or laboratory evidence of rheumatic carditis in patients undergoing operation for mitral stenosis?
The presence of Aschoff bodies in the auricular appendages of patients with mitral stenosis does not correlate with standard clinical or laboratory signs of active rheumatic carditis.
McNeely et al. (1953) studied this question.
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