Inflammatory cytokine levels in rheumatic heart disease and their association with use of benzathine penicillin: A case-control pilot study
Patients with RHD on BPG had lower levels of IL-1β and a trend toward a lower prevalence of mitral stenosis. Role of IL-1β in progression of incompetent to stenotic mitral valve dysfunction needs to be explored in future studies.
Authors
- Ritesh Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-5967)
- Sanjeev Asotra
- Meenakshi Chandel
- Rajesh Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7468-1249)
- Vinay Bhardwaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3476-1444)
- Prakash Chand Negi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-6820)
- Sanjeev Kumar
- Jitender Kumar
- Pradeep Kumar Thakur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0035-440X)
- Rajeev Merwah
Institutions
- Indira Gandhi Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2025.01.007
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Department of Health Research, India