SA Heart Journal (Apr 2017)

Rheumatic fever: New ideas in diagnosis and management

  • John Lawrenson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24170/7-4-1931
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 252 – 257

Abstract

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Rheumatic heart disease remains a major cause of disability and death in developing countries. Careful re-analysis of mid-20th century data as well as the juxtaposition of well-funded research units and populations at risk have generated information that resulted in radical departures from standard approaches to the prevention, clinical recognition and treatment of acute rheumatic fever. As a result, rheumatic heart disease may be eliminated in the future.

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