Introduction Rheumatic fever is a sequel of an immunological disorder initiated by group A beta haemolytic streptococcus (1). It continues to be a major problem in Pediatric population and is one of the leading causes of heart disease in children in the developing countries. The commonest age group involved is 5-15 years (2). Genetic predisposition and overcrowding associated with low socio-eco...

Background: A thorough understanding of the Rheumatic Heart disease is important to aid in the management of patients with RHD. We hereby thus study various presentations, distributions, clinical profile of various types of valvular involvement in patients with RHD, complications of RHD such as heart failure, arrhythmias, chamber dilation, thromboembolic manifestation, pulmonary hypertension et...

Heart disease in children, and in particular, rheumatic heart disease, is not generally reported to public health departments; therefore, estimates of its prevalence in different geographic and climatologic areas, in specific age groups, in varying socioeconomic levels, and in other diverse environmental and familial conditions must be made on the basis of surveys. Prevalance surveys of heart d...