Materials-Method
A total of 132 healthy young (≤45 years old) individuals (1 female, 131 males; mean age 29.3±6.9 [19-45] years), who were applied for being a military personnel, were recruited for our ongoing pilot study in different regions of Turkey to assess the presence of both definitive and borderline RHD. 2012 World Heart Federation (WHF) criteria for echocardiographic assessment and diagnosis of RHD was used.
Materials-Method
A total of 132 healthy young (≤45 years old) individuals (1 female, 131 males; mean age 29.3±6.9 [19-45] years), who were applied for being a military personnel, were recruited for our ongoing pilot study in different regions of Turkey to assess the presence of both definitive and borderline RHD. 2012 World Heart Federation (WHF) criteria for echocardiographic assessment and diagnosis of RHD was used.
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