Acute Rheumatic Fever and Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

IB Vijayalakshmi MBBS MD DM (Card) DSc FICC FIAMS FIAEFCSI FICP FCSI FAMS FISH FRCP (London)Professor Emeritus of Paediatric Cardiology, Former Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Super Specialty Hospital [Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)], Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute; Former Head, Paediatric Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; President Elect of Indian Academy of Echocardiography

• 1. Lessons Learnt from History of Rheumatic Heart Diseases2. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: A 4-century Review with Special Reference to India3. Epidemiology of Group a Streptococcal Infections, Rheumatic Fever, and Rheumatic Heart Disease4. Can We Change the Epidemiological Trend of Rheumatic Heart Disease in India?5. Etiopathogenesis and Management of Streptococcal Infection6. Laboratory Diagnosis of Group A B-hemolytic Streptococcal Infections7. Etiopathogenesis and Pathology of Carditis in Rheumatic Fever8. Pathology of Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease9. Etiopathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever10. Cardiac Complications of Acute Rheumatic Fever11. Role of Echocardiography in Diagnosis of Carditis in Acute Rheumatic Fever12. Clinical Profile of Rheumatic Heart Disease13. Role of Echocardiography in Rheumatic Heart Disease14. Consensus and Controversies in the Management of Acute Rheumatic Fever: Introducing Armor to Prevent and Protect15. Medical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Management during Pregnancy,Noncardiac Surgery, and Infective Endocarditis16. Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease17. Prevention and Vaccine for Rheumatic Fever: How Far are We?18. Natural History of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease19. Nonsurgical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease20. Transcatheter Treatment of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis in Pediatric Age Group21. Surgical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease22. Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry, and Control Program