Open AccessRheumatic Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Karen Sliwa,
Peter Zilla
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.114199
Subject(s) - medicine , heart disease , rheumatic disease , disease , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains one of the largest preventable burdens of disease in the world. It is perceived as a disease of childhood as it is acquired by streptococcal throat infection of the tonsillo-pharynx, leading to an inflammatory reaction that involves many organs, including the heart. However, cases in children of 5-14 years are likely to represent only 15-20% of all cases within all age groups of vulnerable populations.1 (SELECT FULL TEXT TO CONTINUE)
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