What is Rheumatic Heart Disease? - By Apollomedics

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition where the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage may start shortly after untreated or undertreated streptococcal infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever.

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1. Rheumatic
Heart
Diseases
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2. Topics for discussion
Core
Concepts
Definition
Symptoms
Causes
Management

3. Rheumatic Heart
Diseases
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition where
the heart valves have been permanently
damaged by rheumatic fever.
During this condition you must have to meet
with the best Heart Specialist Doctor and
The Cardiac Institute at Apollomedics can
help you better.

4. Symptoms
Fever
Swollen
Tender
Very painful joints
Lumps under the skin
Shortness of breath
Chest discomfort

5. Causes
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition
where the heart valves have been
permanently damaged by rheumatic
fever.
The heart valve damage may start
shortly after untreated or undertreated
streptococcal infection, such as strep
throat or scarlet fever.
An immune response causes an
inflammatory condition in the body.

6. Treatment depends in large part on how
much damage has been done to the
heart valves.
In severe cases, treatment may include
surgery to replace or fix a badly
damaged valve.
The best treatment is to prevent
rheumatic fever.
Antibiotics can often treat strep
infections and keep rheumatic fever
from occurring.
Treatment

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