Since the primary goal in the care of the rheumatic child is the prevention of rheumatic carditis, the following study was undertaken in an ambulatory children's population of a cardiac clinic to ...

The report by Lim and Wilson published elsewhere in this issue of the Journal questions the accepted concept of the need for continuous antibiotic administration in the prevention of rheumatic ...

Symptoms of ARF tend to present themselves 1-3 weeks after infection. A high index of suspicion for ARF must be maintained, especially because a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Thomas D. Jones ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) may be challenging; however, a constellation of signs including new valvular insufficiency, cardiomegaly, and heart failure should readily prompt ...

Although immune responses against group A streptococci and the heart have been correlated with antibodies and T cell responses against cardiac myosin, there is no unifying hypothesis about carditis ...

Rheumatic fever, which is typically referred to as acute rheumatic fever, represents a delayed and non-suppurative consequence of a pharyngeal infection with the group A streptococcus. Group A ...

See also research article on page 23 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.140772 and commentary on page 13 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.141532 A ...

See related articles at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191279 and www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191194 A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can sometimes cause Lyme carditis. This condition commonly involves heart block. Symptoms can include lightheadedness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Carditis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

Eric Miller, 43, teaches principles of design and fabrication, maker classes and programming at a boarding school in Northeastern Ohio. As he started his new position last summer, he experienced a ...

Rheumatic fever represents an autoimmune disease following infection with group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), one of the most ubiquitous human pathogens. The disease is characterized by ...