Rheumatic Fever in Children and Adolescents: A Long-term Epidemiologic Study of Subsequent Prophylaxis, Streptococcal Infections, and Clinical Sequelae: VII. Cardiac Changes and Sequelae
Authors: ALVAN R. FEINSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 February 1964Rheumatic Fever in Children and AdolescentsVII. Cardiac Changes and SequelaeALVAN R. FEINSTEIN, M.D., HARRISON F. WOOD, M.D., MARIO SPAGNUOLO, M.D., ANGELO TARANTA, M.D., SARAN JONAS, M.D., EDITH KLEINBERG, B.S., ESTHER TURSKY, R.N.ALVAN R. FEINSTEIN, M.D., HARRISON F. WOOD, M.D., MARIO SPAGNUOLO, M.D., ANGELO TARANTA, M.D., SARAN JONAS, M.D., EDITH KLEINBERG, B.S., ESTHER TURSKY, R.N.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-2-87 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhat are the cardiac sequelae of acute rheumatic fever? How often does insidious valvular scarring bring rheumatic cardiac damage to patients who initially seemed free of it? How well can we identify the patients who will do poorly or those who will remain permanently free of rheumatic heart disease? 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LinkGoogle Scholar76. LEATHAM A: Systolic murmurs. Circulation 17: 601, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALVAN R. FEINSTEIN, M.D.; HARRISON F. WOOD, M.D.; MARIO SPAGNUOLO, M.D.; ANGELO TARANTA, M.D.; SARAN JONAS, M.D.; EDITH KLEINBERG, B.S.; ESTHER TURSKY, R.N.Affiliations: Irvington-on-Hudson, New YorkFrom Irvington House, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York.This work was supported in part by the National Heart Institute grant H-1595 (C-1-8), American Heart Association, New York Heart Association, Westchester Heart Association, and Wyeth Laboratories.Drs. Feinstein and Wood are currently with the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, respectively, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Alvan R. Feinstein, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven 11, Connecticut. 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FEINSTEIN, M.D., ANGELO TARANTA, M.D., ESTHER TURSKY, R.N., GENE STOLLERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 February 1964Volume 60, Issue 2_Part_2Page: 87-123KeywordsAdolescentsCardiovascular therapyChildrenHeartPediatricsRheumatic fever ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1964 PDF downloadLoading ...