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Presentation and outcome of patients managed for Rheumatic fever and Rheumatic heart disease at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria

Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Rheumatic heart disease occurs as a sequel to acute rheumatic fever. Many cases of acute rheumatic fever, however, go undiagnosed as many patients present with otherwise common symptoms and in the absence of overt carditis may go undetected ...
Aira A. Olorukooba, Mariya A. Garba, Abdullahi Musa, Nazir Hamisu, Hafsat Ibrahim, Kazeem Aliyu   +5 more
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Tenascin-C: as a diagnostic biomarker for rheumatic heart disease

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2023
Background Rheumatic fever is a long-term inflammatory disease that can happen if group A beta-hemolytic streptococci bacteria are not treated well enough.
Maha M. A. Abo-Hashish, Azza Mohamed Ahmed, Mohammad Ali Hegazi, Naglaa Abdel Rahman Mosaad, Mona Hammed Ibrahim, Nagwan Yehia Abdel Salam   +5 more
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Chronic Mitral Valve Fibrosis in Rheumatic Heart Disease: From Immune Trigger to Inflammatory and Mechanical Progression

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic valvular disorder resulting from acute rheumatic fever, predominantly affecting the mitral valve and characterized by progressive fibrotic thickening.
Zhou Liu, Ruifei Liu, Jiajun Liang, Maozhou Wang, Meili Wang, Hongjia Zhang, Wenjian Jiang   +6 more
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Incidence of acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease, trends in deaths in the Tula region (1991—2011)

Научно-практическая ревматология, 2013
The paper analyzes the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and chronic rheumatic heart disease (CRHD) and theirs outcomes in the Tula Region in 1991 to 2011. In this period, the incidence of ARF decreased to 0.002, which was much lower than Russia's
Valentina Nikolayevna Sorotskaya, D Sh Vaisman, R M Balabanova   +2 more
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Gallbladder condition in patients with rheumatic fever and acquired valve defects of rheumatic origin

Сучасні медичні технології, 2021
Gallbladder (GB) and heart are linked by viscero-visceral reflexes, but little is known about the connections between GB and heart in patients with acute and chronic rheumatic heart disease. Purpose of the study. To assess the GB condition in patients
L. M. Strilchuk, Yu. М. Yatsev
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Clinical case of chronic rheumatic heart disease that was not diagnosed during patient’s lifetime [PDF]

КардиоСоматика, 2018
The article presents a clinical case of chronic rheumatic heart disease that was not diagnosed during patient’s lifetime because it had been looking like cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure with tricuspid valve disease.
N. Yu Tsibulskaya, E. I Harkov
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Mitral Stenosis Berat pada Penyakit Jantung Rematik

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2023
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) has high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac valve disorders after rheumatic fever are the leading cause of heart failure in children and young adults.
Cokorda Istri Padmi Suwari, Widyawati Desak Gede   +1 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease and Its Association with H. pylori Infection

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) triggered by Group A streptococcus bacterium due to post-infectious and non-supportive pharyngeal infection. Depending on certain conditions, such as genetic predisposition to the disease, the prevalence of various cases of ...
Ghadeer Turki Aloutaibi, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Maha J. Balgoon, Saud A. Bahaidarah, Said Salama Moselhy   +4 more
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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Highlighting the Role of Group A Streptococcus in the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease

Pathogens, 2022
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes superficial and invasive infections and immune mediated post-infectious sequalae (including acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease).
Tangeni Auala, Ben’Lauro Goncalves Zavale, Amam Çhinyere Mbakwem, Ana Olga Mocumbi   +3 more
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Guidelines for the secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease Endorsed by Saudi Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (SPIDS)

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2017
Rheumatic fever is a rare yet serious condition develop as a consequence of throat infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. It is the leading cause for rheumatic heart disease. Rheumatic heart disease is a worldwide public health concern.
Abdulrazaq Al-Jazairi, Razan Al-Jaser, Zohair Al-Halees, Mai Shahid, Mansour Al-Jufan, Sulaiman Al-Mayouf, Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi, Sami Al-Hajjar   +7 more
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