To determine the best path forward, you need to work with a cardiologist. They will review the tests you had and can ...

• The condition of predominant moderate aortic regurgitation could be ameliorated with the rheumatic mitral valve (MV) surgery. What is known and what is new? • During MV surgery, aortic valve ...

What is rheumatic heart disease? Heart disease isn’t usually a young person’s illness. But unlike more frequently diagnosed types of heart disease, which usually become a problem later in life, ...

Subcutaneous nodules in rheumatic fever are firm, painless lesions that appear under the skin covering joints. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory condition that can affect the joints, heart, brain, ...

Many parents have never heard the term Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and may be wondering what exactly this condition is. RHD is the most common acquired heart disease in children in many countries in ...

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

Q At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...