Rheumatic Multivalvular Disease in Older Patients: Late Diagnosis and Treatment After Complications.

JACC Case Rep

Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, Mexico.

Published: October 2024

Rheumatic multiple valvular heart disease remains undertreated and underestimated in older patients; many are unaware of their diagnosis until they experience complications. This case series presents 3 older patients with undiagnosed rheumatic multiple valvular heart disease who presented with complications, describing their valvular assessment and therapeutic outcomes.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11551933PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102625DOI Listing

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