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Statins in Rheumatic Heart Disease

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 53; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.028

ISSN

1558-3597

Autores

Ori Ben‐Yehuda, Anthony N. DeMaria,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Resumo

“Rheumatic fever licks the joints, … but it bites the heart.” —Ernest-Charles Lasegue ([1][1]) Although infrequent in the developed world, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major health problem worldwide, and with increasing immigration over the past decades, will continue to be

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