RhD
- noun
- /ɑr eɪtʃ di/
- Specialized
- PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 4: Neovascularization, lymphocyte infiltration and calcification in RHD
Examples
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Infections with viridans streptococci predominated among cases of known etiology, and RHD was the most common underlying pathologic change.
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Chronic RHD in developing countries is associated with major complications and high mortality.
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In RHD patients, there is a persistent inflammatory process in the heart tissue, in the absence of the infectious agent 2 6.
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The prevalence of RHD in school-age children varies considerably throughout the world.
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In an Egyptian study by Refat and his colleagues, the prevalence of RHD in the primary school children was 3.4/1000.
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A retrospective study was performed on 25 child patients with RHD, who had mitral valve surgery between 2000 and 2004 at the GOTHI hospitals.
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The incidence of RF and RHD in the tropics remains high, with a high proportion of children suffering from carditis with the first episode.
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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occurs in 30 to 45% of patients with rheumatic fever (RF).
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We report the results of an investigation of outbreaks of RHD among young rabbits on farms on the Iberian Peninsula where rabbits were previously vaccinated for RHDV.
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The presence of RhD protein in blood determines if a person is Rh positive or negative.
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Etymology
RhD gets its name from Rhesus, the 'monkey' used in early blood studies, and the letter D which marks a particular form. So the RhD gene is the part of your DNA that decides if your blood is Rh positive or Rh negative.