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Rheumatic heart disease is a condition that results from rheumatic fever, which causes inflammation and scarring of the heart valves, usually the mitral and aortic valves. It is most common in children ages 5-15 from low socioeconomic backgrounds living in crowded conditions.
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage may start shortly after untreated or under-treated streptococcal infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. Read more.
Rheumatic heart disease is caused by streptococcal infections which trigger an abnormal immune response damaging heart valves. It is characterized by joint pain, rashes, and neurological symptoms. Diagnosis involves checking for elevated inflammatory markers and antibodies from previous infections.
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE • Rheumatic fever is a post-streptococcal immune-mediated inflammatory disease affect heart and extra-cardiac sites e.g. joints, skin, brain…. • The incidence and mortality of rheumatic fever has declined over the past 30 years (due to improved socioeconomic condition and rapid diagnosis and treatment of strep ...
13 Clinical features 1. Fatigue : when cardiac output starts to fall. 2. Dysponea : when pulmonary venous hypertension occurs, dysponea on exertion, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dysponea (PND) may ocuur 3. Pulse rate increased to maintain an adequate cardiac output 4.
This presentation provides information about the diagnosis and management of rheumatic heart disease.
This document discusses rheumatic heart disease, including its diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. It provides details on: (1) The Jones criteria for diagnosing rheumatic heart disease based on major and minor manifestations and evidence of prior streptococcal infection.