Cardiology

Question 1

Difference between subclinical rhd vs clinical RHD?

Answer 1

Subclinical RHD:- no heart murmur, no signs and symptoms,diagnosed only by echo
Clinical RHD:-Clinical signs and symptoms present, heart murmur present, diagnosed either echo or clinical evaluation.

Question 2

Which heart valves involves more in RHD?

Answer 2

Mitral followed by aortic. Isolated aortic involvement is rare.

Question 3

Subclinical carditis means?

Answer 3

On echo we see aortic or mitral valvulitis , physical examination is normal and not consistent with physiologic aortic or mitral insufficiency.
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