Abstract
Although the natural history of rheumatic fever in children is well documented, the literature contains few such studies of the disease in adults. 1 Knowledge of the course and late effects of rheumatic fever in adults could be of value for comparison with other studies in evaluating the results of new methods of treatment; in establishing physical standards for selection and utilization of men for military service; and in determining candidacy for discharge from the armed forces once the disease has occurred. The present report is based on a study of male veterans of World War II who had had an attack of rheumatic fever during military service and who were observed four to eight years after that attack. In evaluating the sequelae of rheumatic fever in our series of veterans, the following aims were considered important: (1) to determine to what extent rheumatic heart disease is a sequel to
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