The association of plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level with rheumatic heart disease: The possible role of inflammation

BACKGROUND: Currently, it is not clear whether recurrent traumatic events lead to progression of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) after the incident of acute rheumatic fever or a persistent inflammatory state at the site of the valves. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association betwee...

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Autores principales: Attar, Armin, Marzban, Parvin, Moaref, Alireza, Aghasadeghi, Kamran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29961448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.08.017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29961448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.08.017

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