Acute rheumatic carditis

Acute rheumatic carditis is an immune-mediated inflammatory complication of acute rheumatic fever triggered by an antecedent group A streptococcal infection, primarily affecting children and young adults

Acute rheumatic carditis is an immune-mediated inflammatory complication of acute rheumatic fever triggered by an antecedent group A streptococcal infection, primarily affecting children and young adults

It is characterized as a pancarditis involving the endocardium, myocardium, and pericardium, with valvulitis—predominantly causing acute mitral and aortic regurgitation—representing its hallmark and most clinically significant feature

It is characterized as a pancarditis involving the endocardium, myocardium, and pericardium, with valvulitis—predominantly causing acute mitral and aortic regurgitation—representing its hallmark and most clinically significant feature Patients may present with new or changing pathological heart murmurs, conduction abnormalities, pericardial friction rubs, or manifestations of acute heart failure, which can lead to permanent valvular scarring and chronic rheumatic heart disease if left unchecked

It is characterized as a pancarditis involving the endocardium, myocardium, and pericardium, with valvulitis—predominantly causing acute mitral and aortic regurgitation—representing its hallmark and most clinically significant feature Patients may present with new or changing pathological heart murmurs, conduction abnormalities, pericardial friction rubs, or manifestations of acute heart failure, which can lead to permanent valvular scarring and chronic rheumatic heart disease if left unchecked