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Description and Symptoms of Rheumatic heart disease  
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Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain

	Symptoms vary greatly.
	The most advanced condition is congestive heart failure. This is a heart disease in which the heart enlarges and can't pump out all its blood.
	Some of the most common symptoms are: breathlessness, fatigue, palpitations, chest pain, and fainting attacks.

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Comments: Rheumatic fever causes rheumatic heart disease. Rheumatic fever results from an untreated strep throat. Rheumatic fever can damage heart valves. If heart valves are damaged, they can not open and close properly. When the damage is permanent, the condition is called rheumatic heart disease. http://www.insideheart.com/rheumatic-heart-disease-an-overview.html Comment by: syra