Glossary for Rheumatic heart disease

• Acute rheumatic fever: Bacterial joint infection with risk of heart complications.
• Aortic valve disease: Disease of the heart's aortic valve
• Bacterial endocarditis: Infection and inflammation of the inner layers of the heart, most commonly the valves cause by bacteria.
• Endocarditis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
• Heart conditions: Any condition that affects the heart
• Heart disease: Any of various heart conditions.
• Heart failure: Slow failure of the heart (cardiac insufficiency).
• Infective endocarditis: The infection and inflammation of the inner heart layers, especially the valves. The infection is usually bacterial. The condition carries a high risk of death.
• Mitral regurgitation: A condition which is characterized by a regurgitation of blood from the left ventricle into the atrium due to a problem with the mitral valve
• Mitral stenosis: Narrowing of the mitral heart valve
• Mitral valve disease: Any disease that affects the mitral valve
• Mitral-valve prolapse: A common heart condition that is often harmless.
• Rheumatic fever: An inflammatory disorder that can occur as a complication of untreated streptococcal bacterial infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. The condition may affect the brain, skin, heart and joints.
• Streptococcus infection:

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