What is rheumatic heart disease? Heart disease isn’t usually a young person’s illness. But unlike more frequently diagnosed types of heart disease, which usually become a problem later in life, ...

Dear Doctors: At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most rheumatic heart disease deaths were attributable to heart failure. Surgical and interventional procedures ...

A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. A regular, affordable ...

DEAR DOCTORS: At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It took more than 100 years and the work of dozens of dedicated clinicians and researchers to grasp the true ...