"Rheumatic Heart Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cardiac manifestation of systemic rheumatological conditions, such as RHEUMATIC FEVER. Rheumatic heart disease can involve any part the heart, most often the HEART VALVES and the ENDOCARDIUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D012214
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.890.731.649 C14.280.874
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| Concept/Terms |
Rheumatic Heart Disease- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Disease, Rheumatic Heart
- Diseases, Rheumatic Heart
- Heart Disease, Rheumatic
- Heart Diseases, Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
Bouillaud Disease- Bouillaud Disease
- Disease, Bouillaud
- Bouillaud's Disease
- Bouillauds Disease
- Disease, Bouillaud's
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheumatic Heart Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Unmasking right ventricular dysfunction in chronic rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2019 Jul/Aug 23; 30(4):216-221.
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Assessment of myocardial fibrosis by late gadolinium enhancement imaging and biomarkers of collagen metabolism in chronic rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2018 May/Jun 23; 29(3):150-154.
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The changing spectrum of rheumatic mitral regurgitation in Soweto, South Africa. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2017 Jul/Aug; 28(4):215-220.
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Anti-inflammatory treatment for carditis in acute rheumatic fever. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 May 28; (5):CD003176.
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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Africa. S Afr Med J. 2015 Apr 06; 105(5):361-2.
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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Gauteng on the decline: Experience at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2014 Jul 22; 104(9):632-4.
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Rheumatic disease mimicking an infiltrative mass of the mitral valve. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Aug; 14(8):804.
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Anti-inflammatory treatment for carditis in acute rheumatic fever. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jun 13; (6):CD003176.
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Rheumatic fever and its management. BMJ. 2006 Dec 02; 333(7579):1153-6.
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The Drakensberg declaration on the control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Africa. S Afr Med J. 2006 Mar; 96(3 Pt 2):246.