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The distribution of mitral stenosis (MS) in the general population is closely associated with rheumatic fever, which is the main cause of MS. Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that acute rheumatic fever and, as a consequence, rheumatic disease affect about 15.6 million people throughout the world. Females are affected more frequently than males, with a ratio ranging between 2:1 and 3:1 [1].

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Capodanno, D., Barbanti, M., Tamburino, C. (2018). Mitral Stenosis. In: Tamburino, C., Barbanti, M., Capodanno, D. (eds) Percutaneous Treatment of Left Side Cardiac Valves. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59620-4_2

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