Studies in mitral stenosis. II. Observations on incidence of active rheumatic carditis in left auricular appendages resected at operation for mitral stenosis

摘要: Abstract The possibilities of clinical and laboratory diagnosis active rheumatic processes in the heart each patient to be operated upon for mitral stenosis are discussed on basis biopsies from left auricular appendages, resected at operations stenosis. Rheumatic activity was found present spite negative findings. Pathologic sedimentation rate or antistreptolysin titers alone should not regarded as positive evidence such activity. Long-term follow-ups necessary evaluate importance endocarditis prognosis cases