Diagnosis and treament of heart failure in rheumatic fever patients at Hai Phong children Hospital from 1995 to 2001
- Author:
Nguyen Khac Son
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
heart failure, rheumatic fever
- MeSH:
Heart Failure;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
Rheumatic Fever;
Child
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;304(11):3-11
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study of 113 heart failure patients with rheumatic fever at Hai Phong Children Hospital from 1995 to 2001. Carditis encountered in rheumatic fever for the first time was 58%, however carditis in rheumatic fever since the second time was 100%. The valvular sequelea was only encountered in severe cases and the more the disease the more the valvular sequelea had, the common sequelea was mitral insuffisance (45.18%). 93.92% patients were out of heart failure. While the mortality rate was 3.54%. 100% patients were treated using anti inflammation and anti infection, so the parallel treatment: anti inflammation and anti infection were especially necessary
