The diagnosis of subclinical valvulitis and valvulopathy influences the secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever and endocarditis. |
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The other is a healed rheumatic valvulitis with marked degenerative changes due to hemodynamic injury and possibly acquired degenerative calcific stenosis as well. |
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Twenty-one percent of patients examined had valvulitis or endocarditis. |
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The disease causes arterial aneurysms, valvulitis, and myocarditis. |
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Though quite rare today, sexually transmitted diseases can present as syphilitic aortitis, syphilitic aortic aneurysm, syphilitic aortic valvulitis with aortic regurgitation or syphilitic coronary ostial stenosis. |
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There may be myocarditis or pericarditis in addition to the valvulitis. |
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