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Mitral valve enhancement in a patient with active Rheumatic Fever: An uncommon phenomenon on the MRI examination with possible clinical significance

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Intense enhancement of the mitral valve is documented in a MRI examination performed on a patient with rheumatic multi-valvular disease. Patient had the elevated inflammatory markers indicating active inflammatory process. Such hitherto undocumented phenomenon may have important clinical significance in disease evaluation, thus provide a feasible option to document and follow up, active valvular involvement in patients with active rheumatic fever.

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  1. Narayana Health, Bengaluru, India

    Karthik Gadabanahalli, Venkatraman Bhat & Satya Narayana

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Gadabanahalli, K., Bhat, V. & Narayana, S. Mitral valve enhancement in a patient with active Rheumatic Fever: An uncommon phenomenon on the MRI examination with possible clinical significance. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 549–550 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-016-1030-x

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