Mitral regurgitation reduces systemic coagulation activity in rheumatic heart disease: using fibrin D-dimer as a biomarker of thrombogenesis

MeSH terms

• Atrial Fibrillation / complications
• Biomarkers / blood
• Blood Coagulation / physiology*
• Female
• Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
• Humans
• Male
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / blood
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology*
• Rheumatic Heart Disease / blood
• Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology*
• Risk Factors
• Thromboembolism / blood*
• Thromboembolism / epidemiology*
• Thromboembolism / physiopathology