title: Mitral valve enhancement in a patient with active Rheumatic Fever: An uncommon phenomenon on the MRI examination with possible clinical significance.
abstract: Intense enhancement of the mitral valve is documented in a MRI examination performed on a patient with rheumatic multi-valvular disease. Patient had the elevated inflammatory markers indicating active inflammatory process. Such hitherto undocumented phenomenon may have important clinical significance in disease evaluation, thus provide a feasible option to document and follow up, active valvular involvement in patients with active rheumatic fever.
authors.affiliation: Narayana Health, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gadabanahalli
authors.affiliation: Narayana Health, Bengaluru, India. bvenkatraman@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0220-2584
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Narayana Health, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Satya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Active rheumatic carditis; MRI; Mitral valve enhancement; Rheumatic valve disease