Surgery for rheumatic mitral valve disease in sub-saharan African countries: why valve repair is still the best surgical option

Rheumatic valve disease, a consequence of acute rheumatic fever, remains endemic in developing countries in the sub-Saharan region where it is the leading cause of heart failure and cardiovascular death, involving predominantly a young population. The involvement of the mitral valve is pathognomonic...

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Autores principales: Mvondo, Charles Mve, Pugliese, Marta, Giamberti, Alessandro, Chelo, David, Kuate, Liliane Mfeukeu, Boombhi, Jerome, Dailor, Ellen Marie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5267788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28154662
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.307.7504

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