Rheumatic Fever and Infective Endocarditis: A Review
Rysia Ellen Murça Andrade Sales da Costa, Sabrina de Araújo Nicoletti, Kessily Soares de Jesus do Amaral, Maria Fernanda de Souza Borges Matola, Sarah Pereira Alves, Patrícia Oliveira Vellano, Iangla Araújo de Melo Damasceno, Sávia Denise Silva Carlotto Herrera, Seyna Ueno Rabelo Mendes & Maykon Jhuly Martins de Paiva · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023
Aims: Gather relevant literature, understand and expose the mechanism by which Rheumatic Fever can trigger Endocarditis Method: This is a narrative review, where the following descriptors were used as a source of research: Endocarditis; Rheumatic Fever; Bacterial Endocarditis; in...