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If you had rheumatic fever what is the chances of rheumatic heart disease later?
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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.
Answered 10/25/2012
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