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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Definition
: Cardiac manifestation of systemic rheumatological conditions, such as RHEUMATIC FEVER. Rheumatic heart disease can involve any part the heart, most often the HEART VALVES and the ENDOCARDIUM.
coordinate with specific disease of the heart
Other names
Rheumatic Heart Diseases; Heart Diseases, Rheumatic; Heart Disease, Rheumatic; Diseases, Rheumatic Heart; Disease, Rheumatic Heart; Disease, Bouillaud's; Disease, Bouillaud; Bouillauds Disease; Bouillaud's Disease; Bouillaud Disease