TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mitral Valve Repair: Rheumatic A1 - Castillo, Javier G. A1 - Adams, David H. A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - After recovery from an initial episode of rheumatic fever, approximately 60 to 65% of patients will develop heart valve disease (rheumatic heart disease, RHD) and possibly secondary conditions such as atrial fibrillation, endocarditis, and heart failure.1 Rheumatic heart disease is one of the leading noncommunicable diseases in developing countries with a global prevalence of up to 19.6 million in 2005 and an incidence of 282,000 new cases per year.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144165090 ER -