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rheumatic heart disease
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diseases of cardiovascular system
- In cardiovascular disease: Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease results from inflammation of the endocardium (heart lining), myocardium (heart muscle), and pericardium (the sac that surrounds the heart) that occurs during acute rheumatic fever, an infection with Streptococcus pyogenes organisms. The disease includes those later
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