It depends: With history of rheumatic fever, it is ideal to check the nature of the mitral valve. While the mr is trivial, the echo findings can help in the evaluation for surgical intervention, aside from symptoms. The expertise of the cardiologist and cv surgeon is critical in DX and rx . Even with trivial mr, surgery maybe needed especially with atrial fibrillation hx. But, you will need to be seen again.
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