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Acute rheumatic heart disease

MedGen UID:
19779
•Concept ID:
C0035440
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Active rheumatic fever with heart involvement; active rheumatic fever with heart involvement; acute rheumatic carditis; Acute rheumatic fever with heart disease; Acute rheumatic fever with heart involvement; acute rheumatic fever with heart involvement; Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease; acute rheumatic heart disease; acute Rheumatic Heart Disease
SNOMED CT: Acute rheumatic fever with heart disease (312591002); Acute rheumatic heart disease (312591002); Acute rheumatic fever with heart involvement (312591002); Active rheumatic fever with heart involvement (312591002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021777

Definition

Pancarditis, involving inflammation of the endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium. It results from an autoimmune reaction following an infection with Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococci). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute rheumatic heart disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Handheld echocardiography for the screening and diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review to inform WHO guidelines.
Providência R, Aali G, Zhu F, Katairo T, Ahmad M, Bray JJH, Pelone F, Khanji MY, Marijon E, Cassandra M, Celermajer DS, Shokraneh F
Lancet Glob Health 2024 Jun;12(6):e983-e994. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00127-X. PMID: 38762298
Treatment of acute rheumatic fever and acute rheumatic heart disease.
TARAN LM
Am J Med 1947 Mar;2(3):285-95. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(47)90234-9. PMID: 20286822
The treatment of acute rheumatic fever and acute rheumatic heart disease in children.
TARAN LM
Med Clin North Am 1947 May;31:557-80. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)35812-6. PMID: 20239136

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

FALSE AND TRUE ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER: A Lebanese Experience.
Jawhar N, Chami I, Saliba Z, Chehab G
J Med Liban 2015 Oct-Dec;63(4):198-202. doi: 10.12816/0017968. PMID: 26821402
Endomyocardial biopsy--technical aspects experience and current status. An Indian perspective.
Talwar KK, Varma S, Chopra P, Wasir HS
Int J Cardiol 1994 Mar 1;43(3):327-34. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(94)90215-1. PMID: 8181891
Valve surgery in acute rheumatic heart disease. One- to four-year follow-up.
al Kasab S, al Fagih MR, Shahid M, Habbab M, al Zaibag M
Chest 1988 Oct;94(4):830-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.94.4.830. PMID: 3168577
Myocardial metal content in patients who expired from cyanotic congenital heart disease and acute rheumatic heart disease.
Shakibi JG, Nazarian I, Moezzi B
Jpn Heart J 1982 Sep;23(5):717-23. doi: 10.1536/ihj.23.717. PMID: 7176080

Diagnosis

FALSE AND TRUE ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER: A Lebanese Experience.
Jawhar N, Chami I, Saliba Z, Chehab G
J Med Liban 2015 Oct-Dec;63(4):198-202. doi: 10.12816/0017968. PMID: 26821402
Rheumatic heart disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
DiCarlo FJ, Anderson DW, Virmani R, Burns W, Macher AM, Rotiguez J, Petitto S
Hum Pathol 1989 Sep;20(9):917-20. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(89)90107-x. PMID: 2789174
Valve surgery in acute rheumatic heart disease. One- to four-year follow-up.
al Kasab S, al Fagih MR, Shahid M, Habbab M, al Zaibag M
Chest 1988 Oct;94(4):830-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.94.4.830. PMID: 3168577
Valve replacement in acute rheumatic heart disease.
Strauss AW, Goldring D, Kissane J, Hernandez A, Hartmann AF, McKnight CR, Weldon CS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1974 Apr;67(4):659-70. PMID: 4818540
Editorial: Valve replacement in acute rheumatic heart disease.
Strauss AW, Goldring D
J Pediatr 1974 May;84(5):786-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(74)80045-4. PMID: 4595100

Therapy

Transient monocular vision loss from acute rheumatic fever.
Mantagos IS, Rhodes J, Dagi LR
Pediatr Cardiol 2008 Sep;29(5):966-8. Epub 2008 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00246-007-9159-y. PMID: 18202884
Endomyocardial biopsy--technical aspects experience and current status. An Indian perspective.
Talwar KK, Varma S, Chopra P, Wasir HS
Int J Cardiol 1994 Mar 1;43(3):327-34. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(94)90215-1. PMID: 8181891
Prolonged massive steroid therapy in acute rheumatic heart disease among Filipinos.
Gomez RA, Garcia HC
J Philipp Med Assoc 1965 Dec;41(12):Suppl:932-45. PMID: 5859053

Prognosis

Valve surgery in acute rheumatic heart disease. One- to four-year follow-up.
al Kasab S, al Fagih MR, Shahid M, Habbab M, al Zaibag M
Chest 1988 Oct;94(4):830-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.94.4.830. PMID: 3168577
Valve replacement in acute rheumatic heart disease.
Strauss AW, Goldring D, Kissane J, Hernandez A, Hartmann AF, McKnight CR, Weldon CS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1974 Apr;67(4):659-70. PMID: 4818540

Clinical prediction guides

Endomyocardial biopsy--technical aspects experience and current status. An Indian perspective.
Talwar KK, Varma S, Chopra P, Wasir HS
Int J Cardiol 1994 Mar 1;43(3):327-34. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(94)90215-1. PMID: 8181891
Myocardial lysis in acute rheumatic fever followed by regeneration of cardiac muscle and origin of Aschoff bodies.
McDonald HG
J Clin Pathol 1975 Jul;28(7):568-75. doi: 10.1136/jcp.28.7.568. PMID: 1150897Free PMC Article

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