Review of 609 patients with rheumatic fever in terms of revised and updated Jones criteria

Olgunturk R., Canter B., Tunaoglu F. S., Kula S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.112, no.1, pp.91-98, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 112 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.007
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.91-98
  • Keywords: rheumatic fever, clinical presentation, rheumatic heart disease, small joint involvement, mono arthritis, Jones criteria, HEART-DISEASE, FOLLOW-UP, UNITED-STATES, CARDITIS, AREA, DIAGNOSIS, RESURGENCE, VALVITIS, ANKARA, TURKEY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: To investigate the findings and prognosis of rheumatic fever (RF) patients seen in the past 20 years and to compare the last two decades.