Acute Rheumatic Carditis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Acute rheumatic carditis is an inflammatory condition of the heart that arises as a complication of rheumatic fever, a post-infectious immune response to Streptococcus pyogenes.
heart inflammation
Carditis
Carditis refers to the inflammation of the heart, which can affect one or more of its layers: the myocardium (heart muscle), pericardium (outer lining), or