Following the acute inflammatory phase of rheumatic fever, which of the following cardiac pathologies is evident?
a. enlargement of the heart
b. inflammation of the pleura
c. changes in the firing from the Purkinje fibers with irregular beats
d. valvulitis with the most affected valve being the mitral valve
D
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A Incorrect. Following the acute inflammatory phase of rheumatic fever, the most significant cardiac pathophysiological phenomena is not enlargement of the heart.
B Incorrect. Following the acute inflammatory phase of rheumatic fever, the most significant cardiac pathophysiological phenomena is not inflammation of the pleura.
C Incorrect. Following the acute inflammatory phase of rheumatic fever, the most significant cardiac pathophysiological phenomena is not changes in the firing from the Purkinje fibers with irregular beats.
D Correct. Following the acute inflammatory phase of rheumatic fever, the most significant cardiac pathophysiological phenomena is valvulitis with the most affected valve being the mitral valve. Valvulitis is responsible for mitral valve deformity that results in mitral regurgitation.
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