Rheumatic fever: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Caused by a bacterial infection, rheumatic fever is often preceded by a throat infection. It mostly affects children between 6 to 15 years of age. What is rheumatic fever? Rheumatic fever is a disease...
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As our coverage of valvula heart disease continues, we focus on aortic stenosis, an abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve. What is aortic stenosis? Aortic stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the...
View ArticleAortic regurgitation – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
The aortic valve, located between the left ventricle and aorta, can become defective leading to a condition called aortic regurgitation, also known as aortic insufficiency. Read to find out more. What...
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