Rheumatic heart disease in school children in Samoa
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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among Children — American Samoa, 2011–2012
Acute rheumatic fever is a nonsuppurative, immune-mediated consequence of group A streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat). Recurrent or severe acute rheumatic fever can cause permanent cardiac valve damage and rheumatic heart disease, which increases the risk for cardiac conditions (e.g., infective endocarditis, stroke, and congestive heart failure). Antibiotics can prevent acute rheumatic fev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.4.372d