title: [Rheumatic activity in patients with heart valve replacements].
abstract: We made a comparative analyses of the clinical, laboratory and histological findings between two groups of patients: Group A was composed of rheumatic patients operated upon for valvular substitution. Group B included patients who were taken to cardiac surgery for non rheumatic reasons.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Central Sur de Concentración Nacional Petróleos Mexicanos, México, D.F.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orea
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larraza
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Actividad reumática en pacientes sometidos a sustitución de válvulas cardíacas.