In our country Rheumatic fever is the most important cause of valvular heart disease as in other developing countries. About 40% cases of rheumatic carditis will develop deformity of cardiac valves and valvular disease. In about 60% cases of mitral stenosis and in 40% cases of mitral incompetence however, history of rheumatic fever is usually present.VALVULAR DISEASE OF HEART
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