Chronically, rheumatic valve disease is characterized by neovascularization, chronic inflammation, and relatively mild calcification. ... In contrast to ...

Rheumatic heart disease is permanent damage to the heart following an episode (or recurrent episodes) of acute rheumatic fever.

Progress in the field of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has been slow, in part, because the disease has largely been eradicated from the ...

Rheumatic heart disease

Chronic rheumatic heart valve disease (RHVD)

Continuing Education Activity ... Rheumatic heart disease is a systemic immune condition that occurs as a complication of rheumatic fever. This ...

The disease results from damage to heart valves caused by one or several episodes of rheumatic fever, an autoimmune inflammatory reaction to ...

Rheumatic Heart Disease ... RHD, the most common cause of acquired valvular disease in the world, is responsible for approximately one in four cases of HF in ...

What is rheumatic heart disease? ... Rheumatic heart disease describes a group of short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) heart disorders that are caused by ...