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Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1996
Rheumatic heart disease seems in many ways emblematic of an older era in medicine, without any prospects of new development or change in the current era. Many new findings have come to light in the past few years regarding this illness, which has a relatively low prevalence in the United States.
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Rheumatic heart disease seems in many ways emblematic of an older era in medicine, without any prospects of new development or change in the current era. Many new findings have come to light in the past few years regarding this illness, which has a relatively low prevalence in the United States.
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Acute Rheumatism and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute, 1951Although there has been a substantial decline in its prevalence during the last twenty years, acute rheumatism remains one of the most important diseases of the rheumatic group. Infection with hæmolytic streptococci of Group A is at present the only factor in the aetiology of acute rheumatism which can be identified with confidence.
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Myxedema heart disease and rheumatic heart disease
The American Journal of Cardiology, 1961Abstract A case of myxedema heart disease developing in a person with valvular damage of rheumatic origin has been presented.
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Update on rheumatic heart disease
Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2016The purpose is to provide a broad overview of the current state of knowledge of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).Studies on pathogenesis of RHD have focused on autoimmunity because of molecular mimicry between the streptococcal M antigen α-helical coiled-coil structure and sarcomeric proteins such as myosin and ...
Bobby, Yanagawa +2 more
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1988
The symptoms associated with individual valve lesions have been described, but can now be summarised in general.
John A. Cosh, John V. Lever
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The symptoms associated with individual valve lesions have been described, but can now be summarised in general.
John A. Cosh, John V. Lever
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Awareness of rheumatic heart disease
The Lancet, 2006In January, 2006, a 7-year-old Fijian girl presented to a district health centre in the Central Division of Fiji with cough, marked shortness of breath, left knee pain, and abdominal pain. She was noted to be seriously ill at this time with severe respiratory distress. She was started on oxygen and intravenous penicillin and was immediately transferred
Andrew C, Steer +4 more
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Autoimmune rheumatic diseases and the heart
Hospital Medicine, 1999Involvement of the heart is a common finding in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Although clinically silent changes are common, potentially life-threatening manifestations are well known but early recognition is important if appropriate therapy is to be instituted.
S, Hussain, D A, Isenberg
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Rheumatic heart disease in India
Journal of the Royal Society of Health, 1995A cross-sectional study was carried out in rural areas of Jawan Block, District Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, covering a total population of 3760 drawn from 11 villages. The total number of confirmed cases of rheumatic heart disease was 24 with a prevalence rate of 6.4 per 1000 of the general rural population.
A K, Agarwal +3 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease and Dextrocardia
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1964Acquired valvular lesions are rarely associated with dextrocardia and situs inversus. Very few hemodynamic data are available in these observations. We felt that a case of mitral stenosis in which combined cardiac catheterization was performed would be worth reporting. This patient, moreover, had undergone commissurotomy seven years earlier. Report of
P, BOPP, P, BUSSAT, J, LEMONNIER
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