The Impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis on Rheumatic Heart Disease Severity

Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the precursor to rheumatic heart disease (RHD) following Group A Streptococcal infection. However, many diagnoses of RHD are made in the absence of ARF history. We compared RHD severity between those with and those without a documented history of ARF. Metho...

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Published in:	Global Heart
Main Authors:	Jacqueline Maree Williamson, Gillian Whalley, Simon Thornley, James Marangou, Peter Morris, Joshua R. Francis, Vicki Wade, Bo Remenyi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2025-08-01
Subjects:	rheumatic heart disease rheumatic fever echocardiography diagnosis
Online Access:	https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1454