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Heart Transplantation in Endstage Rheumatic Heart Disease - Experience of an Endemic Area
, 2017 Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a significant cause of cardiovascular disease in developing countries. The nonsuppurative cardiovascular sequel of group A streptococcal infection is sustained inflammatory and immune reactions toward the
Chi, Nai-Hsin;Chou, Nai-Kuan;Yu, Ya-Hui;Yu, Hsi-Yu;Wu, I-Hui;Chen, Yih-Sharng;Huang, Shu-Chien;Ko, Wen-Je;Wang, Shoei-Shen +1 more
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar +3 more
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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with group A Streptococcus. The long-term damage to cardiac valves caused by ARF, which can result from a single severe episode or from multiple recurrent episodes of the illness, is known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and is a notable cause of ...
Jonathan R, Carapetis +10 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu +110 more
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Prevalence of Subclinical Rheumatic Heart Disease in Eastern Nepal: A School-Based Cross-sectional Study. [PDF]
, 2016 IMPORTANCE Although rheumatic heart disease has been nearly eradicated in high-income countries, 3 in 4 children grow up in parts of the world where it is still endemic.
Rothenbühler, Martina +9 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah +8 more
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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 +1 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease: Is It Reversible?
Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, 2021 Abstract Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to be responsible for the loss of millions of young productive lives worldwide, with a disproportionate burden being borne by the underdeveloped and economically disadvantaged strata of society.
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro +6 more
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