Beschreibung:
Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease is a concise, yet comprehensive, clinical resource highlighting must-know information on rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever from a global perspective. Covering the major issues dominating the field, this practical resource presents sufficient detail for a deep and thorough understanding of the latest treatment options, potential complications, and disease management strategies to improve patient outcomes.
1. Burden, cost, and epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease2. Pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever3. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever 4. Management of acute rheumatic fever5. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease6. Medical management of rheumatic heart disease7. Catheter-based investigation and treatment of rheumatic heart disease8. Surgical management of rheumatic heart disease9. Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy10. Primordial and primary prevention prevention of ARF and RHD11. Secondary prevention of ARF and RHD12. Control programmes, registries, and access to care13. Rheumatic heart disease screening 14. Group A streptococcal vaccine15. Advocacy and education16. Acute complications and Emergencies of ARF and RHD