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2. Valvular heart disease - Wikipedia

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   Valvular heart disease resulting from rheumatic fever is referred to as rheumatic heart disease. Acute rheumatic fever, which frequently manifests with carditis and valvulitis, [ 20 ] is a late sequela of Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus infection in the throat, often lagging the initial infection by weeks to months. [ 21 ]

3. Infective endocarditis - Wikipedia

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   Chronic rheumatic heart disease, which is an autoimmune response to repeated Streptococcus pyogenes infection (mostly in the developing world) Age-related degenerative valvular lesions; Congenital heart valve abnormalities; Hemodialysis, a medical procedure that filters the blood of individuals with kidney failure; Poor oral hygiene; IVDU (IV ...

4. Rheumatic fever - Wikipedia

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   Recurrent bouts of rheumatic fever can lead to valvular heart disease. Heart complications may be long-term and severe, particularly if valves are involved. In countries in Southeast-Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania, the percentage of people with rheumatic heart disease detected by listening to the heart was 2.9 per 1000 children and by ...

5. Category:Valvular heart disease - Wikipedia

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6. Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...

7. Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia

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   Significant mitral valve regurgitation has a prevalence of approximately 2% of the population, affecting males and females equally. [26] It is one of the two most common valvular heart diseases in the elderly, [27] and the commonest type of valvular heart disease in low and middle income countries. [3]