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Update on rheumatic heart disease

Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2016
The 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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Rheumatic heart disease

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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Awareness of rheumatic heart disease

The Lancet, 2006
In 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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Acute Rheumatism and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute, 1951
Although 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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