الفهرس 
Clinical profile of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Egyptian children
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Abstract
Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain significant causes of cardiovascular diseases in the world today. Despite a documented decrease in the incidence of acute RF and a similar documented decrease in the prevalence of RHD in industrialized countries during the past five decades, these non-suppurative cardiovascular sequels of group A streptococcal pharyngitis remain medical and public health problems in both industrialized and industrializing countries even at the beginning of the 21st century. The most devastating effects are on children and young adults in their most productive years