CLINICAL FEATURES OF HEART DAMAGE IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN CHILDREN
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https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3QZX7Keywords:
children, rheumatic heart disease, pediatrics, choreaAbstract
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a systemic inflammatory lesion of the connective tissue with a predominant localization of the process in the cardiovascular system and the musculoskeletal system. With rheumatism, any organs and systems can be affected: the brain, kidneys, liver. ARF occurs predominantly in childhood (7-15 years) and young age, and also occupies an important place in the overall structure of the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and mortality from them.
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