Other echocardiographic parameters measured in all the groups.

<p><b>LVEDD</b>-Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; <b>LVESD</b>- left ventricular end-systolic dimension; <b>LAD</b>- left atrial dimension; <b>FS</b>- fractional shortening; <b>RWT</b>- relative wall thickness; <b>NS</b>- not significant.</p

(a) Distribution of cases of rheumatic fever into three groups. (b) The classification of carditis.

<p>(a) Distribution of cases of rheumatic fever into three groups. (b) The classification of carditis.</p

Age distribution and nutritional assessment in children with ARF.

<p>Age distribution and nutritional assessment in children with ARF.</p

Other echocardiographic findings in patients with carditis.

<p>Other echocardiographic findings in patients with carditis.</p

History and Clinical examination findings.

<p>History and Clinical examination findings.</p

Statistical difference between clinical and echocardiographic examination of carditis patients.

†<p>Positive prediction value, ^‡Negative prediction value, *significant p value<0.05.</p

(a) Distribution of murmurs based on clinical examination. (b) Distribution of murmurs based on Doppler color flow imaging study.

<p>(a) Distribution of murmurs based on clinical examination. (b) Distribution of murmurs based on Doppler color flow imaging study.</p

Investigations done on enrolled children.

<p>Investigations done on enrolled children.</p

Gender distribution of major (a) and minor (b) criteria.

<p>Gender distribution of major (a) and minor (b) criteria.</p

Clinical and echocardiographic examination of ARF patients.

<p>Clinical and echocardiographic examination of ARF patients.</p