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ArticleCureus2024

From Strep Infection to a Strepitous Heart Pattern in Rheumatic Fever: A Case Report.

Jomar N Machuca

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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Jomar N MachucaInternal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, PRI.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the leading cause of valvular heart disease globally, arising from acute rheumatic fever (ARF). It results from an abnormal immune response to group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, leading to myocardial injury. This is the case of a 65-year-old female with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) secondary to RHD disease who develops acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), both de novo. It underscores the role of echocardiography in early diagnosis and severity assessment of RHD, antibiotic prophylaxis strategies, and the management of complications.

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auto-immune molecular mimicryechocardiography - heart failure - valvular heart diseasemitral valve stenosispost strept complicationsrheumatic heart diseases

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PMID39634993
PMCPMC11616788

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