Publications by authors named "Aunejit Pantongwiriyakul"
Background: The evolution of valve damage during a recurrence, in a patient who did not have apparent carditis in the initial attack of Sydenham's chorea, has been a subject of debate.
Methods: Thirty-six patients with an initial episode of acute rheumatic fever and Sydenham's chorea (3 patients with subclinical mitral regurgitation) were followed up prospectively for 5 years. Clinical examinations and transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography were done for each patient at initial attacks of Sydenham's chorea and at recurrences of rheumatic fever.
Background: The natural history of valvular regurgitation detected by echocardiography in Sydenham's chorea has been lacking.
Methods: Clinical assessment and transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography were independently performed for each patient with an initial attack of Sydenham's chorea and also for each normal control (Khon Kaen University, Thailand; 1991-2001) at the time of their presentations. Serial clinical examinations and echocardiography were done for each patient at 1- and at 5-year follow-up.