Does rheumatic heart disease cause joint pain?

Written by Di Zhi Yong

Cardiology

Updated on February 20, 2025

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Rheumatic heart disease can present with joint pain, especially if the patient has a history of rheumatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, which can be associated with rheumatic heart disease. There is a correlation between the two, but the possibility of rheumatic heart disease cannot be ruled out even if the patient does not have a history of rheumatic diseases. Currently, the treatment is mainly symptomatic. Rheumatic heart disease can include conditions such as mitral stenosis or mitral regurgitation. Murmurs can be heard between the heart chambers, and treatment may involve using medications that strengthen the heart and improve cardiac function.

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Causes of fatigue in rheumatic heart disease

If the patient is diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, and exhibits symptoms such as fatigue, numbness, or weak limbs, it could indicate a decline in heart function. It is recommended that the patient visit a hospital for a cardiac ultrasound to rule out these issues, as this condition is treatable. Currently, the treatment primarily focuses on symptomatic relief and improving heart function using cardiotonic diuretics, which can alleviate the patient’s current condition. If the patient experiences palpitations, difficulty breathing, or other similar symptoms, immediate attention is necessary. Ongoing monitoring of the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse changes is essential. If there is a high heart rate, or symptoms like swelling in the lower limbs, diuretics may be used to relieve these symptoms.

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Can rheumatic heart disease be cured?

There are many clinical treatment methods for rheumatic heart disease, which can improve the quality of life and clinical symptoms of patients with rheumatic heart disease through dietary therapy, but cannot cure it, as rheumatic heart disease involves pathological changes in the valves. Currently, surgery is commonly used in the clinic to treat rheumatic heart disease, to improve the patient's quality of life, enhance cardiac comfort, and improve heart function. Therefore, patients with rheumatic heart disease should not overly rely on folk remedies for a cure, need to pay attention to rest, avoid overexertion to prevent increasing the cardiac burden, and treatment should be under the guidance of a doctor, using different medications according to individual characteristics.

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Is the rheumatoid factor high in rheumatic heart disease?

If the patient has rheumatic heart disease, especially mitral regurgitation or mitral stenosis, this condition can occur. However, the rheumatoid factor may not necessarily be high, as the rheumatoid factor can lead to some cases of rheumatic heart disease, but it is not always elevated. Because this condition cannot be improved even with aggressive treatment, sometimes surgical treatment may still be needed. This is a type of congenital heart disease that can cause these conditions in patients. Rheumatic heart disease is mainly characterized by chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and a booming or mechanical murmur in the precordial area, all of which can occur, but the rheumatoid factor is not necessarily high.

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What should I do if rheumatic heart disease causes excessive sweating?

If patients frequently experience heart murmurs in the precordial area due to rheumatic heart disease, accompanied by palpitations, chest tightness, and sweating, it is recommended to treat with infusion therapy and use medication to control the patient's heart function. If the patient's heart function is corrected, the symptoms of sweating will also be alleviated or relieved. It is advised that patients visit a cardiology department and choose hospitalization to improve their symptoms. After treatment, long-term and regular oral medication is still needed, as this disease is prone to recurrence. Regular hospital visits for electrocardiograms and echocardiograms are also necessary. If the symptoms are severe, sometimes surgical treatment may be recommended to relieve the current sweating symptoms.

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Rheumatic heart disease requires surgery under what circumstances?

Surgical treatment for rheumatic heart disease includes two methods: interventional surgery and surgical surgery. The indications for interventional surgery are moderate or severe mitral stenosis, a mitral valve area less than 1.5 square centimeters, accompanied by symptoms, cardiac function classification of grade II or higher, or moderate to severe mitral stenosis without symptoms but accompanied by pulmonary hypertension, with a pulmonary artery pressure greater than 50mmHg. Valve morphology suitable for percutaneous intervention means that the valve still has decent flexibility at midnight, with no significant calcification and subvalvular structural disease, no thrombus formation in the left atrium, and no moderate or severe mitral regurgitation. The indications for surgical surgery include moderate or severe mitral stenosis accompanied by symptoms of heart failure, cardiac function between grade III and IV, and patients who are unsuitable for percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.