Question 1

what does rheumatic heart disease mean?

Accepted Answer

Heart valve problem: Rheumatic heart disease is when antibodies (originally produced against untreated strep infections) attack heart proteins, which usually causes problems with the heart valves, like mitral regurgitation. It can also predispose you for other bacteria growing on the heart valves, so people with rheumatic heart disease must get antibiotics before receiving any dental surgery.

Question 2

help please? what is the simplest meaning of "rheumatic heart disease"?

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Pediatric Cards eval: You must see a board certified pediatric cardiologist in your region.  You can call or search the american board of pediatrics for a listing of those boarded specialist in this field in your area.  Usually an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound is required) combined with a complete history and physical exam.  Your primary pediatrician should make the referral and coordinate care.

Question 3

is it possible to have surgery if you have a rheumatic heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes : Sometimes one would need to have a damaged valve repaired or replaced.

Question 4

is rheumatic heart disease related to asthma?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac asthma: Rheumatic heart disease is a post infectious complication of a strep infection and is unrelated to asthma, a lung disease characterized by hyper-reactive airways. However, rhd can produce left heart failure, with pulmonary venous congestion and pulmonary edema causing wheezing & respiratory distress, which can mimic asthma and is sometimes called "cardiac asthma.".

Question 5

difference between rheumatic fever vs rheumatic heart disease?

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ARF can cause RHD: Acute rheumatic fever is an immunologic response to a strep infection. It can cause fever, rash, arthritis and can damage the heart. Not everyone who gets acute rheumatic fever get permanent  heart disease. Rheumatic heart disease is due to heart damage from acute rheumatic fever.

Question 6

is mitral stenosis typically the result of rheumatic heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Can be: Rheumatic heart disease is pretty rare these days, due to aggressively treating strep throat with antibiotics. However, it is still the most common cause of mitral stenosis. In general, the causes of mitral stenosis include rheumatic fever, infective endocarditis and just the wear and tear of natural aging.

Question 7

can you explain the pathophysiology of pneumonia and rheumatic heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Two diff diseases: These are two different diseases. Pneumonia is an infection in the lung that causes fluid to collect within the air spaces (maybe w/in a lobe or more diffuse). Rheumatic heart disease is caused by the body attacking the valves of the heart in response to an untreated/inadequately treated  streptococcal (most often group a) infection ("strep throat" or other).

Question 8

can you please tell me how rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease differ?

Accepted Answer

See below: Rheumatic fever can manifest as rheumatic heart disease, but can also manifest as migratory arthritis, central nervous system issues, a rash and/or subcutaneous nodules. All of these conditions arise a few weeks following an untreated streptococcal infection, when the body produced antibodies that reacts with different parts of the body (e.g. The heart, joints, nervous system, etc.).

Question 9

if you had rheumatic fever what is the chances of rheumatic heart disease later?

Accepted Answer

Up to 50%: About half of individuals who have rheumatic fever with evidence of carditis at presentation will develop significant enough damage to the heart valves to lead to a murmur later on in life (10-20 years later). The murmur may or may not be clinically significant.

Question 10

how does rheumatic heart disease lead to rhythm issues? which ones are common with rhd? how does rhd present on echocardiogram?

Accepted Answer

Atrial arrhythmia : Rheumatic heart disease results in one or multiple valves becoming stenotic or obstructed thereby leading to increased intracardiac pressures in the upstream chambers. That in turn causes dilatation of the atria And electrical instability (arrhythmia). Valve morphology on echo would be highly suggestive of RHD as it has a tell tale pattern well described. Treat valve disease to heal

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