What Are The Rheumatic Heart Disease Symptoms?

Rheumatic heart disease is a group of long-term and short-term acute or chronic heart disorders occurring due to rheumatic fever.

When permanent damage of the heart valve is caused due to rheumatic fever, it is known as rheumatic heart disease.

Rheumatic fever can be taken in the form of an inflammatory problem affecting the connective tissues of the human body.

Almost any individual can suffer from rheumatic heart disease. Rheumatic fever can cause wide scale damage to each and every part of the heart which includes the inner lining, the valves and the outer sac.

Common Rheumatic Heart Disease Symptoms

Some of the Rheumatic heart disease symptoms, which are most commonly experienced, are included below:

The Early Symptoms

Rheumatic heart disease symptoms in people tend to be different from person to person. The symptoms might be experienced differently by every person. Symptoms generally start showing between one and six weeks.

Initially, they can be very mild and this is the reason why they go unnoticed. The symptoms of rheumatoid heart disease are similar to the signs of major bone disorders. The early symptoms include:

• Uncontrolled movements of facial muscles, legs and arms
• Raised, red and lattice like rashes on the abdomen, back and chest
• Stomach pains
• Nodules on swollen joints
• Shortness of breath
• Weakness
• Red, tender, extremely painful and swollen joints
• Fever
• Fatigue
• Weight loss

Rheumatic Heart Disease Symptoms In The Advanced Stage

Symptoms of rheumatoid heart disease in its advanced stage include heart palpitations, chest pain, thumping sensation felt in the chest and swollen stomach, wrists and ankles. The symptoms in the advanced stage might also not be very clear and therefore proper diagnosis is very important.

Other noteworthy symptoms of this condition include fainting or syncope, stroke and fever associated with damaged heart valves and infection. These symptoms need to be taken care of and treated immediately in order to avoid complications.

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