Pregnancy causes stress on the heart and circulatory system because the blood volume rises from 30% to 50%, which puts more ...

Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...

If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic fever. And for good reason. In that era, ...

Raipur: The cardio surgery department of state-run Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital successfully performed a challenging open heart surgery on a .

From Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville Campus, Victoria, Australia (R.H.R.) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (E.D.A.), ...

GAMMA globulin can be demonstrated by the fluorescent antibody technique in some biopsy specimens of the left atrial appendage from patients with rheumatic heart disease and also post mortem in ...

The PROVAR study (Programa de Rastreamento da Valvopatia Reumática - Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening Program) is the first large-scale echocardiographic screening program in Brazil, using ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, with 695,000 people dying from heart disease in the United States each year. This accounts for 1 in every 5 deaths, as per the ...

It's often due to rheumatic fever, a complication of an untreated strep infection. Rheumatic fever is uncommon in the U.S. among people born after 1943. Tricuspid Valve Disease The tricuspid valve ...

Heart problems are common in people who have a stroke. Heart disease is a stroke risk factor, and heart problems can develop or worsen during the acute phase of the stroke, during the recovery ...

With respiratory viruses, including the common cold, it can be hard to tell what’s behind a cough and sneeze, and maybe fever. But there are some signs. Symptoms for COVID-19 can show up later ...

Wright noted that children contract rheumatic fever - which can develop if illnesses like strep throat aren’t properly treated - at alarming rates in this area of sub-Sahara Africa, including ...