1.0All About Heart And Blood Vesselshttps://johnsonfrancis.org/generalJohnson Francishttps://johnsonfrancis.org/general/author/jf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sqMPiH6xRs"><a href="https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/rhuematic-heart-disease/">Rheumatic heart disease</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/rhuematic-heart-disease/embed/#?secret=sqMPiH6xRs" width="600" height="338" title="“Rheumatic heart disease” — All About Heart And Blood Vessels" data-secret="sqMPiH6xRs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> What is rheumatic heart disease? Rheumatic heart disease is heart disease secondary to one or more attacks of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever involves mainly the heart valves and produces long lasting damage. In the initial stages the valve becomes leaky (regurgitation). Later on the valve becomes distorted and thickened, narrowing the orifice (stenosis). The valves […]