Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused
by infection with group A Streptococcus. The long-term damage to cardiac valves caused by …

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among
disadvantaged populations globally. It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a …

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 its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have largely
disappeared from high-income countries. However, in New Zealand (NZ), rates remain …

Although entirely preventable, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a disease of poverty and
social disadvantage resulting in high morbidity and mortality, remains an ever-present …

Acute rheumatic fever is an inflammatory response to group A streptococcal infection which
typically occurs two to three weeks after a throat infection. Worldwide, approximately 500 …

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects≈ 40 million people and claims nearly 300 000 lives
each year. The historic passing of a World Health Assembly resolution on RHD in 2018 now …

Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is a key initiator of acute rheumatic fever
(ARF). In New Zealand, ARF cases occur more frequently among persons of certain ethnic …

Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are the most-common
cardiovascular disease in young people aged< 25 years, globally. They are important …

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still a big problem affecting children and
adults in many countries all over the world. Objectives: The aim of our study was to …