Doppler echocardiography in diagnosis of valvular open in the rheumatism without clinical carditis

ABSTRACT

A study on 51 patients with rheumatism of the heart and without clinical carditis, ages of 5-15 in the Institute of Pediatry during 1996-2000 has shown that 23 cases (45,1%) had symptoms of pathological valvular open by Doppler of which mitral open in the 3 cardiac valves. The extend of valvular open reduced when disease was stable. The Doppler can detect carditis without clinical symptoms due to rheumatism of the heart.