Surgical mitral valve repair in children with rheumatic fever.

Background: Mitral repair is well accepted in children with rheumatic fever.

Objective: To analyze the outcomes of surgical mitral repair in children with rheumatic lesions after four years of follow-up.

Methods: Retrospective study of 40 patients younger than 18 years, who underwent surgery in the National Institute of Cardiology (Rio de Janeiro) between January 1998 and January 2003.