If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic ...

Mitraclip is a groundbreaking procedure transforming cardiac care by treating mitral valve regurgitation. This minimally ...

Heart disease kills an Australian every 20 minutes. That is almost 80 people every day. While the reduction in deaths from ...

Having a fever with chills is usually the body's way of fighting off infection. When your immune system detects an infection, it sends chemical signals to the brain to turn up your core body ...

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease are frequently associated and, when so, lead to a grim prognosis. Recent studies suggest the presence of interconnected pathophysiological pathways ...

Cardiomyocytes in the adult human heart show a regenerative capacity, with an annual renewal rate of ≈0.5%. Whether this regenerative capacity of human cardiomyocytes is employed in heart failure has ...

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and ischemic heart disease and stroke accounted for 16% and 11% of total deaths in 2019 respectively. Over time, both ...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a complex disease with several clinical manifestations. Its most significant long-term complication is valvular heart damage, commonly referred to as chronic rheumatic ...

[50,51] VAHPS is a rare and severe disease syndrome, characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly ... the evidence that VAHPS contributes to the pathophysiology on CCHF. Although the number of ...

South Africa In 2006 the Drakensberg Declaration on the Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa (1) was published, launching the Awareness Surveillance Advocacy Prevention ...