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  • RHD is associated with damage to the valves of the heart.
  • RHD develops after ARF and particularly with recurrent ARF.
  • The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease is high in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, Maori and Pacific Islander peoples, and those who have migrated to Australia from low to middle income countries where ARF and RHD remains common.

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Reviewed on: 28-02-2014