[Jonah Onyango, Standard] In 2009, a young Juma Shaban Juma was living with the heavy burden of rheumatic heart disease. He couldn’t run, play or even walk three steps without struggling to breathe.

If you have certain risk factors for heart disease or a strong family history, your doctor might encourage you to start these screenings at a younger age than usual. For example, your doctor may ...

The heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the right direction. A valve can become damaged or diseased due to conditions like rheumatic fever, infections or age-related changes. Whether a ...

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Correspondence to Dr Richard Paul Steeds, Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; rick.steeds{at}uhb.nhs.uk To understand the advantages and disadvantages of ...