Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease : WHO Technical Report Series923
130 pages
489KB
Authored by the WHO Expert Consultation on Rheumatic Fever and
Rheumatic Heart Disease members
Published by the WHO, 2004
ISBN 9241209232
Description : RF and RHD remain significant causes of cardiovascular diseases in
the world today. Despite a documented decrease in the incidence of acute RF and a similar documented decrease in the prevalence of RHD in industrialized countries during the past five decades, these
non-suppurative cardiovascular sequel of group A streptococcal pharyngitis remain medical and public health problems in both industrialized and industrializing countries even at the beginning of the 21st
century. The methods for optimal prevention and management have changed during the past fifteen years. This document is a useful tool for physicians and residents as an eye-opener regarding the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of one of the most intriguing problems afflicting the developing nations
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