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stentless devices a bioprosthesis mounted on a stent reduces the effective orifice area eoa the newer version third generation stentless
pericardial valves carpentier edwards perimount valve pericardium preserved in gluteraldehyde and mounted on flexible stent is available for
medtronic hancock standard model these are gluteraldehyde preserved xenograft aortic valve which are mounted the modified orifice version m-0 is
you have learnt about the epidemiology etiology and pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever revised jones criteria which have major and minor criteria
carpentier -edwards valve c-e this is porcine aortic valve preserved in gluteraldehyde and mounted on flexible stent made of
in developing countries because of poor compliance poverty ignorance primary and secondary prevention strategies are difficult to implement properly
biological valves biological valves are available for all positions for mitral position they are usually mounted on a stent stent mounted
benzathine penicillin given every three weeks as im injection 12 mega units has given the best results oral agents penicillin v are given in patients
chitra valve this valve was designed and developed at srichitra institute of medical sciences in thiruvananthapuram and marketed by ttk
acute gas pharyngitis should be treated promptly by penicillin or other antibiotics indian council of medical research icmr recommends that all cases
omni science valve this is another type of tilting disc valve available from 1978 the cage is made of titanium and disc out of pyrolitic carbon
bjork-shiley valve b-s this is one of the earliest types of tilting disc valves introduced in early 70s the earlier models like concavo-convex disc
carbomedics valve almost similar to stjude medical valve his is a low profile bileaflet valve made of pyrolitic carbon on echo cardiography four
medtronic-hall valve this is a low profile central tilting disc valve the disc is made of pyrolitic carbon and housing is single piece of
the course and ultimate prognosis of arf is usually directly related to the severity of carditis the course and prognosis also depends upon
st jude medical valve sjm this is a low profile bi-leaflet valve which was introduced in 1977 the leaflets and the housing are made of pyrolitic
rash diseases such as lyme disease and sle which present with rash may be mistaken for arf lyme disease presents with characteristic rash and
starr-edward s-e silastic ball valve prosthesis this was introduced in 1961 by albert stm and has different models for mitral and aortic positions
valvular heart diseases congenital and acquired valvular heart diseases often require surgical intervention 1 is well known that conservative
polyarthritis 1 gonococcal - therapeutic trial of pencillin may help in diagnosis of gonococcal infection 2 viral infections such
concomitant caroid endarterectomy and cabg symptoimatic or asymptomatic carotid artery disease may be present in patients undergoing cabg it is
endomyocardial biopsy helps in understanding that carditis can cause ccf in patients with rheumatic heart disease but frequency of diagnostic
x-ray chest it is helpful in assessing heart size one should look for presence of pericarditis pulmonary oedema or pulmonary congestionecg one should
in about 80 per cent of arf patients aso titre is significantly raised aso titres vary with age geographical area and other fevers which influence
esr and crp are elevated in almost all patients of arthritis and carditis and rarely in patients with chorea esr should be repeated periodically as