Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide.
Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde
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Effect of Instrument-assisted Soft-tissue Mobilisation of Iliotibial Band with Conventional Exercise Therapy versus Conventional Exercise Therapy Alone on Clinical Performance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is the second most prevalent rheumatological issue in India. Myofascial factors play a role in symptom presentation, challenging conventional perspectives on treatment.
Janvhi Balbir Gandotra +2 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021 Objective: Studies assessing knowledge about rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are scarce in KSA. The aim of this study was to assess the awareness about ARF and RHD among the population at Taif city, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed M Mougrabi +5 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for rheumatic diseases [PDF]
, 2016 Mesenchymal stem cell therapy (MSCT) is an innovative treatment for rheumatic diseases. Underlying mechanism of how MSCT works in rheumatic diseases are still uncertain and with various hypotheses.
Lau, CS, Yeung, WWY
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Vaccination For Patients With Rheumatic Diseases In The Era Of Biologics [PDF]
, 2018 A large proportion of patients with rheumatic disease have an immunocompromised status resulting from disease pathogenesis itself and/or several immunosuppressive drugs including biologics.
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Posterior cusp enlargement in mitral valve reconstructive surgery for restrictive valve insufficiency: Case report [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2007 Introduction According to Carpentier classification, group III of mitral insufficiency is caused by the restrictive motion of the mitral valve. A rheumatic process and a coronary disease are the main causes.
Stojanović Ivan +4 more
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Clinical characteristics of multifocal osteonecrosis in Korean patients with rheumatic disease
, 2018 Aim: Osteonecrosis (ON), also known as avascular necrosis, is an important cause of physical disability in rheumatic disease. When this condition affects multiple structures, disability is increased. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical
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Elucidating the environmental risk factors for rheumatic diseases: An umbrella review of meta-analyses [PDF]
, 2018 AIMS: Although rheumatic diseases constitute a leading cause of disability, the environmental risk factors for these diseases are not clarified. In the present study, we aim to systematically appraise the epidemiological credibility of the environmental ...
Lazaros Belbasis +5 more
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Gruberi bursitis in rheumatic patients with foot and ankle pain: a retrospective sonographic study
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionFoot and ankle pain is a common problem in rheumatic patients. One often underrecognized cause of this complaint is Gruberi (or subtalar) bursitis.
Plamen Todorov +6 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) are considered to be a high-risk population for infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Huiqiong Zeng +11 more
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