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Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition where a bacterial infection with Streptococcus leads to damage to the valves of the heart.
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Who gets Rheumatic heart disease?
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What are the tests for rheumatic heart disease?
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What is the treatment for rheumatic heart disease?
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How long do people with rheumatic heart disease live?
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Where do i find an expert for rheumatic heart disease?
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Can rheumatic heart disease take the life of a person?
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Is it possible to have surgery if you have a rheumatic heart disease?
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Rheumatic heart disease, what does this involve and how is it treated?
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Help please? What is the simplest meaning of "rheumatic heart disease"?
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Is it necessary for a person suffering from rheumatic heart disease to be inactive?
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A 36-year old asked:
Girlfriend is really upset her kid has rheumatic heart disease. What can I tell her about it?
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Is radioactive medicine safe for someone with rheumatic heart disease?
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Is radioactive medicine okay for a person with rheumatic heart disease?
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A 42-year old asked:
I have rheumatic heart disease and venous insufficiency. What are my options?
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A member asked:
I am 24 years old and suffer from rheumatic heart disease since childhood and was treated, but he returned again 4 years ago and it tires me so much, ?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the cause of Rheumatic heart disease and heart murmurs?
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What is the pathophysiology of rheumatic heart disease?
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Is mitral stenosis typically the result of rheumatic heart disease?
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What is the pathophysiology of rheumatic heart disease in diagram form?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease?
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Can you explain the pathophysiology of pneumonia and rheumatic heart disease?
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Can you please tell me how rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease differ?
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If you had rheumatic fever what is the chances of rheumatic heart disease later?
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Can someone get a root canal treatment if he or she has rheumatic heart disease?
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I have rheumatic heart disease with mild mitral regurgitation .can i have a baby?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What medicine should I take to treat erectile dysfunction if I have rheumatic heart disease?
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A 42-year old male asked:
My ef is 25%, what does this mean? Can you tell me what do you mean by dilated cardiomyopathy due to rheumatic valvular heart disease? Thanks.
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A 33-year old asked:
If you had rheumatic fever what is the chances of getting rehumatic heart disease?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I am a student of 2nd year in medical . my question is that, that how rheumatic heart disaese causes valvular heart disease????
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