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- Title
Mitral valve enhancement in a patient with active Rheumatic Fever: An uncommon phenomenon on the MRI examination with possible clinical significance.
- Authors
Gadabanahalli, Karthik; Bhat, Venkatraman; Narayana, Satya
- Abstract
Intense enhancement of the mitral valve is documented in a MRI examination performed on a patient with rheumatic multi-valvular disease. Patient had the elevated inflammatory markers indicating active inflammatory process. Such hitherto undocumented phenomenon may have important clinical significance in disease evaluation, thus provide a feasible option to document and follow up, active valvular involvement in patients with active rheumatic fever.
- Subjects
RHEUMATIC fever treatment; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; BIOMARKERS; INFLAMMATION; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine)
- Publication
International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 4, p549
- ISSN
1569-5794
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10554-016-1030-x