Significance of silent carditis and investigation of follow-up signs in acute rheumatic fever

Basturk A., Oztarhan K., Kavuncuoglu S., Polat C.

FUTURE CARDIOLOGY, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.281-287, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2217/fca.16.3
  • Dergi Adı: FUTURE CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-287
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: acute rheumatic fever, child, echocardiography, silent carditis, HEART-DISEASE, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CRITERIA, VALVULAR REGURGITATION, INTERMOUNTAIN AREA, SYDENHAMS CHOREA, VALVAR DISEASE, UNITED-STATES, CHILDREN, DIAGNOSIS, ADOLESCENTS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: This study aimed to demonstrate the importance of ECHO in the diagnosis and long-term follow-up of silent carditis. Material & methods: This study included 182 (157 arthritis; 25 chorea) patients out of 214 patients who had been diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever for the first time. All of the patients were scanned with ECHO between specific intervals. Results: While there was no recovery observed in isolated aortic insufficiency during long-term follow-up, recovery in isolated mitral insufficiency was found. As the follow-up time of the mitral and aortic insufficiencies became longer, there was an increase in recovery in aortic insufficiency. Conclusion: Follow-up results of silent carditis support that ECHO should be among the major criteria used to diagnose rheumatic carditis.