Key result
Rheumatic endocarditis is a manifestation of a general cardiac disease process involving valvular, muscular, and pericardial changes.
Design
Review
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Supports comprehensive cardiac assessment in rheumatic fever; leaves open prospective validation in modern cohorts.
Historical observations emphasizing that rheumatic endocarditis is part of a broader general process involving the entire heart (pancarditis).
W. S. THAYER (1931) conducted a review in Rheumatic Pancarditis and Infective Endocarditis. Rheumatic endocarditis is a manifestation of a general cardiac disease process involving valvular, muscular, and pericardial changes.
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