منابع مشابه
Rheumatic heart disease in rural Pakistan.
In the developing countries of the world, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain significant medical and public health problems
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Objectives: To determine the community based prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the rural population of the district of Rahim Yaar Khan in Pakistan. Subjects and methods: A representative sample of the rural population of Rahim Yaar Khan district was selected. RHD was screened for by physical examination and the diagnosis was confirmed with echocardiographic Doppler studies. Sociode...
متن کاملStatus of rheumatic heart disease in rural Pakistan.
OBJECTIVES To determine the community based prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the rural population of the district of Rahim Yaar Khan in Pakistan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A representative sample of the rural population of Rahim Yaar Khan district was selected. RHD was screened for by physical examination and the diagnosis was confirmed with echocardiographic Doppler studies. Sociode...
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Since the beginning of this century rheumatic fever has been studied more thoroughly and various theories have been postulated, ascribing the disease to non-specific streptococcal infection,’ allergic to non-specific allergen2, virus hypothesis , and streptococcal beta-haemolyticus infection with abnormal antigen-antibody response.4 With advance in the field of bacteriological investigations, e...
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Background/Objective: To clarify the state of different immunologic factors in patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) compared to healthy individuals.Patients and Methods: Patients with ARF (#21), patients with RHD six months after the onset of ARF (#19), and healthy children from the same age group with normal physical examination and no history of pharyngi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-0769
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026013