… Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused
… Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused …

… Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) results from the body’s autoimmune response to a … Rheumatic
heart disease (RHD) refers to the long-term cardiac damage caused by either a single severe …

… This chapter reviews what is known about the health and economic “burden” of acute
rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) worldwide. Evidence on the …

… Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (… Despite decreasing incidence,
there is still a significant disease … of ARF, its pathology and treatment, and the current reported …

… A directed approach to the differential diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever now includes the …
such as those with heart failure, pregnant women, and those with severe disease and multiple …

… and progression of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, conditions that …
of high prevalence of acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (the Northern Territory …

… This study provides the first comprehensive epidemiological data of acute rheumatic fever
and rhewnatic heart disease in the Aboriginal population from a large population base. Our …

… This book is dedicated to his memory, and to that of Diana Lennon, and together we
celebrate their incredible legacy in the field of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. …

… Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continue to be a major health
hazard in most developing countries as well as sporadically in developed economies. Despite …

… We investigated adverse outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and
rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and the effect of comorbidities and demographic factors on these …