"Rheumatic Heart Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
Descriptor ID |
D012214
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.890.731.649 C14.280.874
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Concept/Terms |
Rheumatic Heart Disease- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Disease, Rheumatic Heart
- Diseases, Rheumatic Heart
- Heart Disease, Rheumatic
- Heart Diseases, Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
Bouillaud Disease- Bouillaud Disease
- Disease, Bouillaud
- Bouillaud's Disease
- Bouillauds Disease
- Disease, Bouillaud's
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1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheumatic Heart Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Echocardiographic pattern of rheumatic valvular disease in a contemporary sub-Saharan African pediatric population: an audit of a major cardiac ultrasound unit in Yaounde, Cameroon. BMC Pediatr. 2016 Mar 21; 16:43.
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Horace G. Smithy, M.D.: troubled heart, innovative mind, unwavering spirit. Am Surg. 2013 May; 79(5):450-3.
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Horace G. Smithy, M.D.: troubled heart, innovative mind, unwavering spirit. Am Surg. 2013 May; 79(5):449.
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The origins of successful closed valvular surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Aug; 62(2):628-9.