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, ...

Dear Dr. Donohue • Back in 1945, I was a baby and supposedly had scarlet fever, which damaged my heart. I had an aortic valve replaced and a bypass in 2006. In 1964, I was diagnosed with type 1 ...

A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. A regular, affordable ...

Research has uncovered strong evidence that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin. Research led by the University of Otago in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most rheumatic heart disease deaths were attributable to heart failure. Surgical and interventional procedures ...

Painful monthly penicillin injections could be a thing of the past as Griffith University researchers, in collaboration with ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is often implicated in atherosclerosis (ASVD) and cardiovascular (CV) diseases. This condition ...

Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal ...

A 2022 Four Corners investigation uncovered disproportionate rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the outback Queensland town of Doomadgee. A subsequent coronial inquest found a failure in the ...