In developing countries such as Indonesia, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still an important community health problem. Rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) occurs more rapidly and severe RMS could occur at age as early as 15 years old in Asia-Africa country. The physical examination is not accurate enough to predict the severity of RMS. The aims of this study are to explore RMS clinical ECG, CXR, …
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are still important community health problem in developing countries. The aim of this diagnostic test was to determine the diagnostic role of plain chest roentgenogram in patients with rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Subjects were patients with rheumatic mitral disease without other vular lesions, congenital heart disease, or anemia, who visited th…