Contents:

1. Lessons Learnt from History of Rheumatic Heart Diseases

2. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: A 4-century Review with Special Reference to India

3. Epidemiology of Group a Streptococcal Infections, Rheumatic Fever, and Rheumatic Heart Disease

4. Can We Change the Epidemiological Trend of Rheumatic Heart Disease in India?

5. Etiopathogenesis and Management of Streptococcal Infection

6. Laboratory Diagnosis of Group A B-hemolytic Streptococcal Infections

7. Etiopathogenesis and Pathology of Carditis in Rheumatic Fever

8. Pathology of Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

9. Etiopathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever

10. Cardiac Complications of Acute Rheumatic Fever

11. Role of Echocardiography in Diagnosis of Carditis in Acute Rheumatic Fever

12. Clinical Profile of Rheumatic Heart Disease

13. Role of Echocardiography in Rheumatic Heart Disease

14. Consensus and Controversies in the Management of Acute Rheumatic Fever: Introducing Armor to Prevent and Protect

15. Medical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Management during Pregnancy,

Noncardiac Surgery, and Infective Endocarditis

16. Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease

17. Prevention and Vaccine for Rheumatic Fever: How Far are We?

18. Natural History of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease

19. Nonsurgical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease

20. Transcatheter Treatment of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis in Pediatric Age Group

21. Surgical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease

22. Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry, and Control Program