Rheumatic Fever - Rheumatic fever causes chronic progressive damage to the heart and its valves. Until 1960, it was a leading cause of death in children and a common cause of structural heart disease. The disease has been known for many centuries. Baillou (1538-1616) first distinguished acute ar
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