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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with valve leaflet or [[chordae tendineae rupture]]. | |||
The mainstay of treatment for | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
*The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | *The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | ||
**Valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture | **Valve leaflet or [[chordae tendineae rupture]] | ||
**Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone | **Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture.
Surgery
- The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture
- Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone