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A Safety Valve
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Rheumatic fever
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Pathophysiology
Stages
1- Immune activation, development of cross reactive antibodies and cross reactive T-cells
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Endocarditis
the infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, including the cardiac valves
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Epidemiology of RHD
in countries with
endemic pattern
444 cases per 100,000 population
non-endemic pattern
3.4 cases per 100,000 population
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Mitral valves disorders
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Mitral valve stenosis
The flaps of the mitral valve become thick or stiff, and they can fuse together. This narrows the valve opening, which reduces blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
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