Exempel på rheumatic

• In addition, mitral plus either aortic or tricuspid lesions are usually secondary to rheumatic fever.

• In contrast to the previous literature, we have analyzed specifically the presence of congenital cardiac malformations in patients with proven rheumatic heart disease.

• Susceptibility to rheumatic fever have been ascertained because of the poor quality of records in earlier years.

• These two categories often reach significant proportions, being several times the registered rates for acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease.

• This suggests excess mortality from rheumatic heart disease.

• The cumulative incidence of acute rheumatic fever estimates the proportion of susceptible individuals in endemically exposed populations.

• Either of these exceptions occurring as isolated manifestations establish rheumatic etiology without accompanying major or minor manifestations.

• The other manifestations of acute rheumatic fever besides carditis usually disappear without sequels.

• Because of the severe cardiac impairment produced by the disease, all efforts to include prophylaxis for rheumatic fever in public health programs are justified.

• It is of note that, although streptococcal infections are very frequent, only a few individuals develop rheumatic fever.

• With such high rates of streptococcal acquisition it is possible that most susceptible people will eventually develop rheumatic fever.

• The statistical analysis suggests that a congenital lesion involving the pulmonary valve predisposes it to attack by the acute rheumatic process.

• The rates for acute rheumatic fever are very low in relation to the expected figures considering their proportion of poverty.

• The authors suggested that this procedure may he helpful in diagnosing and defining treatment for some cases of acute rheumatic carditis.

• Of these, 8,100 were attributed to acute rheumatic fever and 61,002 to chronic disease, totalling 69,102 (or 1.08% of all deaths due to cardiovascular disease).