how do patients describe how they feel living with advanced rhumatic heart disease after valve replacement
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Rheumatic heart disease which usually entails damage to the heart valve after suffering from rheumatic fever is treatable with antibiotic prophylaxis. This will decrease any recurring fevers....So you may run a mid grade fever, strep throat usually is the culprit behind the seriousness of Rheumatic heart disease. And, the patient may have a degree of tiredness because the heart enlarges and cannot pump out all it's blood.....Does this answer your question....But, know this, it may differ with every patient
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