MITRAL STENOSIS

Course overview

MITRAL STENOSIS (MS) IS A FORM OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY NARROWING OF THE MITRAL VALVE ORIFICE. THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF MITRAL STENOSIS IS RHEUMATIC FEVER, THOUGH THE STENOSIS TYPICALLY DOES NOT BECOME CLINICALLY RELEVANT UNTIL SEVERAL DECADES LATER. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS MITRAL STENOSIS AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.