title: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in heart disease patients with and without history of rheumatic fever.
abstract: By comparing 51 heart disease patients with history of rheumatic fever and 46 heart disease patients with no rheumatic fever history, the authors found a higher prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in rheumatic fever subjects. This suggests that rheumatic fever activity is not a necessary condition for the expression of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. pedroalva@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Pedro G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Ana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hounie
authors.forename: Marcos T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mercadante
authors.forename: Juliana B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Eurípedes C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Miguel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*