IMPACT OF SURGICAL TREATMENT ON INTRACARDIAC HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE DEVELOPED AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF RHEUMATIC MITRAL VALVE DISEASE

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 33 million people worldwide suffer from chronic rheumatic heart disease, and annually over 300,000 deaths are associated with this disease [1]. Among rheumatic heart defects, mitral valve involvement is the most common, which, when prolonged, leads to the development of chronic heart failure (CHF)..