7.The results showed that there was the incidences of 77. 65% of acute rheumatic valvulitis and of 22. 35% of chronic VDH induced by rheumaticfever, respectively. Among them, no previous history of acute rheumaticfever was confirmed in two of third of these patients.
9.Methods The concentrations of serum neopterin in patients with acute rheumaticfever(ARF), chronic inactive rheumatic heart disease(CRHD) and healthy controls were measured by ELISA method.