title: Medical management of chronic rheumatic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. wf.walsh@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Warren F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044382:Population Groups; D011379:Prognosis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome