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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Mitral Stenosis
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Prevention & Expectations
What can be done to prevent the condition?
In children with certain throat infections, proper antibiotic treatment can prevent this condition. Other causes are not usually preventable.
What are the long-term effects of the condition?
Long-term effects depend on the tightness of the valve. A person with mild mitral stenosis may have no long-term effects. A person with severe mitral stenosis may have serious heart and lung complications, including irregular heartbeats, blood clots, and permanent heart damage.
What are the risks to others?
Mitral stenosis is not contagious and poses no risk to others. However, the infection that causes rheumatic fever, the most common cause of mitral stenosis, is contagious.