post-infectious heart disease
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Diagnosis of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is usually identified through a combination of clinical suspicion, a detailed medical history, physical examination, and confirmatory testing. The condition develops after an immune response to untreated or inadequately treated group A streptococcal infection, most often strep throat…
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What is Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition in which the heart valves are damaged after an episode of rheumatic fever, an inflammatory illness that follows infection with group A streptococcal bacteria. The disease primarily affects the heart valves , especially the…
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Symptoms of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease produces symptoms mainly by damaging the heart valves, especially the mitral valve and sometimes the aortic valve, after an episode of rheumatic fever. The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, fatigue, palpitations, chest discomfort, swelling in the…
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Causes of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is caused by an abnormal immune response to infection with group A Streptococcus, usually after untreated or inadequately treated strep throat, and less commonly scarlet fever. The disease does not begin with direct bacterial damage to the heart;…
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Treatment for Rheumatic heart disease
The treatment of rheumatic heart disease uses a combination of infection control, anti-inflammatory therapy, management of heart failure and arrhythmias, prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever, and, in advanced cases, valve repair or replacement. These treatments are directed at the biological processes…
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Prevention of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is not usually prevented by a single action taken at one point in time. It develops as a delayed consequence of immune injury to the heart after recurrent or untreated group A streptococcal throat infection . For that…
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FAQ about Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is a serious condition that develops after rheumatic fever, an inflammatory reaction that can follow an untreated or poorly treated group A streptococcal infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. This FAQ explains what rheumatic heart disease…