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Rheumatic Heart disease is one of the main culprit which causes valvular Heart diseases in developing countries. If patient comes to you with sorethroatand having fever more than 101 degreeCelsiusin age group 5 to 15 then he has 50 % chances of having infection by beta streptococcushaemolyticusinfection. Between age group 2 to 5 and 15 to 20, you have 30 % chances of having it. In other ages chances reduces to 20 %. Some of themdevelop shifting large joint pain after 3 weeks, relieved dramatically only by aspirin. (And of course cortical-steroids.) and concurrently affects the heart valve, speciallyMitralvalve. If 10 days course of penicillin 'V' is given 125 to 250 mg T.D.S. to every patient of sour throat, then it is 100 % preventable. Alternative is Azithromycin 250 mg O.D. for 6 days. Once diagnosis confirmed, by A.S.O. titre, then almost life longBenzathinepenicillin 12 to 24 lack units every 3 to 4 weeks to be given for 20 to 30 years. To prevent High blood pressure and atherosclerosis. 1) No psychological stress. 2) No smoking. 3) Regular jogging or game in which heart rate increases to 160/ minute. 4) Low salt diet, less than 8 grams/day. 5 ) No or less animal Fats in diet and regular check up by your physician are to be done.
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∙ 8y agoThere are actually several diseases of the heart. Three of the diseases are rheumatic heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and inflammatory heart disease.
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How certain diseases affect the heart?
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It is heart disease. They are diseases/conditions that negatively affect the heart.
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Heart disease, diabetes
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Diseases are all different. Diabetes affects the pancreas, as Heart disease affects the heart. Diseases are different, and every one does not effect the same one.
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