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Prevention of [[rheumatic fever]] (the most common cause of mitral stenosis) is the best way to prevent development of this valvular heart disease. | |||
Any child who has a sore throat should see a doctor to treat any case of strep throat infections (by antibiotics) before progresses to rheumatic fever. | |||
==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 11 September 2011
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]
Overview
Prevention of rheumatic fever (the most common cause of mitral stenosis) is the best way to prevent development of this valvular heart disease. Any child who has a sore throat should see a doctor to treat any case of strep throat infections (by antibiotics) before progresses to rheumatic fever.