Rheumatic heart disease is not curable, as the heart valves become scarred and narrowed over time, making it harder for the heart to function normally. Doctors advise preventing strep throat ...

Rheumatic fever caused by untreated strep throat can lead to rheumatic heart disease. Though rare in the United States, it primarily impacts children ages 5 to 15 with untreated or undertreated ...

Rheumatic heart disease – the most common acquired heart disease in children in many countries of the world – is being neglected and poorly treated, according to new findings.

Rheumatic heart disease affects 40.5 million people globally and causes at least 306,000 deaths every year. The chronic disease is caused by damage to the valves of the heart, following a case of ...

When Kelsey Brown met Mohammed, the 15-year-old Ugandan boy looked terribly worried. He was in the late stages of rheumatic heart disease, which kills about 400,000 people a year worldwide. His ...

Rheumatic heart disease affects 40.5 million people globally and causes at least 306,000 deaths every year. ... GIFs can improve the sleep of professional female footballers.

The Jones criteria is a diagnostic tool for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever (ARF). It involves testing heart function using echocardiograms, X-rays, blood tests, and other screenings. Rheumatic ...

Testing of factor Xa inhibitors for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation has been limited. Of 4565 enrolled patients ...