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… Overview Rheumatic fever is a bacterial infection that can cause problems with the heart's aortic and mitral valves. Rheumatic … have rheumatic fever develop rheumatic heart disease. This infection causes swelling and …
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… Learning Center Learn about your heart and blood circulation It's not always … Tests Ischemia Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs High Cholesterol: Should I … Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack Rheumatic Fever and the Heart Right-Sided Heart …
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… Condition Basics What is heart failure? Heart failure means that your … a good job that you don't know you have a disease. But at some point, your heart and body … Infection of a heart valve (endocarditis) Rheumatic fever Problems with the heart's …
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… Learn about keeping your heart healthy and strong. The health topics on … how your heart works to symptoms of heart disease. General Cardiac Output Electrical … Quick Tips: Taking Charge of Your Angina Rheumatic Fever and the Heart SPECT Image of …
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… College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have devised a classification … categorizes heart failure based on how the disease progresses in most people. This system … use disorder , a personal history of rheumatic fever , or a family history of …
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… Condition Basics What is a heart murmur? A heart murmur is an extra sound … as well as into and out of the heart. When disease or an infection damages a heart valve, … can also be damaged by infections like rheumatic fever or endocarditis . Some heart …
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… valve stenosis? Mitral valve stenosis is a heart problem in which the mitral valve becomes … cases of mitral valve stenosis are caused by rheumatic fever. This fever results from an … of breath when you're active. Later in the disease, you may feel short of breath even when …
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… is more commonly known as “flesh-eating disease”. It is a very severe bacterial … throat, scarlet fever, skin infections and rheumatic fever. It is not fully understood why … medical treatment Chronic diseases such as heart, lung or liver disease, complications …
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… block blood flow from the leg back to the heart or move to the lungs. They are more … and total knee arthroplasty. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(12): 2082–2088. DOI: … and total knee arthroplasty. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(12): 2082–2088. DOI: …
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… always a small chance of a blood clot or a heart attack. With total hip replacement, there … and total knee arthroplasty. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(12): 2082–2088. DOI: … and total knee arthroplasty. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(12): 2082–2088. DOI: …
