Carditis

Word CARDITIS
Character 8
Hyphenation car di tis
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Definitions and meanings of "Carditis"

What do we mean by carditis?

Inflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart. noun

In pathology, inflammation of the muscular substance of the heart; myocarditis. noun

Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See endocarditis and pericarditis. noun

Inflammation of the muscles of the heart. noun

Inflammation of the heart noun

Inflammation of the muscles of the heart.

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The word "carditis" in example sentences

What are the long-term effects of carditis from rheumatic fever? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The diseases caused by Group A Streptococcus can become rheumatic fever, a disease that attacks the heart and leads to carditis, an inflammation of the heart, and congestive heart failure over a period of months and years. ❋ Susan Cheever (2010)

Rheumatism in childhood is not manifested by acute and short-lived attacks of great severity so much as by a long-continued succession of symptoms of a subacute nature, a transient arthritis, perhaps, succeeding an attack of sore throat with torticollis, to be followed by carditis, to be followed again by another attack of tonsillitis. ❋ Hector Charles Cameron (N/A)

He was diagnosed with a mild case of carditis, a disease of inflammation of the heart. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Patients who have had rheumatic carditis (inflammation of the heart or area around the heart) should also receive preventive antibiotic therapy well into adulthood and perhaps for life. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Carditis Acute carditis was present in 50\% of patients in a large recent series. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Inflammation of the valves consists of oedema and mononuclear cell infiltration of the valvular tissue and the chordae tendineae in the acute phase; fibrosis and calcification occur with maintenance of the inflammatory process. 22 � Subcutaneous nodules Subcutaneous nodules are rarely seen and when present, they are usually associated with severe carditis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arthritis, carditis, chorea, and less frequently, subcutaneous nodules and erythema marginatum are major manifestations of RF. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Albert at al. performed a meta-analysis of the literature on the treatment of rheumatic carditis, comparing corticosteroids and salicylates in preventing valvular damage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In severe carditis, therapy may be initiated with intravenous methylprednisolone. 44,45 Intravenous immunoglobulin seems not to alter the extent and severity of carditis or decrease chronic morbitidy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some patients don’t develop carditis, while others develop mild carditis that may not cause problems in the future. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It should be limited to clinical investigation. 23,34 Cardiac scanning scintigraphy has been shown to be a reliable method distinguishing acute from chronic, inactive RHD and also in the follow-up of active carditis (Treatment Prevention Prevention of initial attacks of RF (primary prevention) requires the eradication of GAS from the pharynx. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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