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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Streptococcal Infections > Rheumatic Fever > Rheumatic Heart Disease
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Rheumatic Diseases > Rheumatic Fever > Rheumatic Heart Disease
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Rheumatic Diseases > Rheumatic Fever > Rheumatic Heart Disease
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Arthritis > Rheumatic Fever > Rheumatic Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Rheumatic Heart Disease

Preferred term

Rheumatic Heart Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bouillaud Disease
  • Disease, Bouillaud

Note

  • coordinate with specific disease of the heart

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1963; for BOUILLAUD'S DISEASE use RHEUMATIC FEVER 1964-1991

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012214

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