scholarly journals C-Reactive Protein in Rheumatic Heart Disease

1958 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Eastham ◽  
P. Szekely ◽  
K. Davison
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

scholarly journals Effect of cardiac rhythm on serum levels of the inflammatory mediators; Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive Protein in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Y Mohammad ◽  
O A Rifaie ◽  
M A Hamza ◽  
S A Amin
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Mediators ◽  
Cardiac Rhythm ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

Abstract Background Rheumatic fever has a marked tendency to recur leading to high risk of chronic heart lesions or worsening lesions in patients with previous rheumatic heart disease. For secondary prevention of RF, long acting penicillin can be used. Some rheumatic heart disease patients suffer from atrial fibrillation. Cardiac rhythm may affect the response of the body to the long acting penicillin, so it would be helpful to study the effect of cardiac rhythm on serum levels of inflammatory mediators in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease. Objectives Our study is a prospective cross-sectional controlled study that aims to study the effect of cardiac rhythm on serum levels of the inflammatory mediators; C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease. Methods The study included 70 rheumatic heart disease patients on regular long acting penicillin. Patients were divided into to 2 groups: Group A; 56 patients with rheumatic heart disease who have sinus rhythm, and Group B; 14 patients with rheumatic heart disease who have atrial fibrillation (AF) and Group C; control group of 10 healthy individuals. Results There was no significant difference between sinus patients and AF patients in CRP and IL-6 levels (p = 0.3050 and 0.6758, respectively). Also, there was no significant difference between 15, 21 and 30 days regimens of penicillin in CRP and IL-6 levels (p = 0.9467and 0.0795, respectively). IL6 values were significantly correlated with CRP values (r = 0.5435, p < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in CRP and IL-6 levels between compliant and non-compliant patients (p = 0.0053 and 0.0308). Conclusion Our study results disprove that cardiac rhythm has an effect on the serum levels of the inflammatory mediators C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in chronic rheumatic heart disease. Our study also disproves the preference of any regimen of long acting penicillin (15 days, 21 days and 30 days) over each other for secondary prevention of chronic rheumatic heart disease. Our study results emphasized that chronic rheumatic heart disease is an inflammatory process mediated with some mediators as CRP and IL-6 that are strongly correlated with each other.

Effect of colchicine on serum levels of the inflammatory markers: C - reactive protein and Interleukin-6 in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Saied Mahmoud Badr ◽  
Haitham Galal Mohammed ◽  
Ahmed Abdel Sallam ◽  
Osama Abdel Aziz Rifaie
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

Abstract Corrsponding author: Mahmoud Saied Mahmoud Badr. E-mail: [email protected]

Ongoing inflammation in children with rheumatic heart disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nevin M. M. Habeeb ◽  
Iman S. Al Hadidi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Rheumatic Carditis ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

AbstractAim of the workTo elucidate the hypothesis of ongoing inflammation in children with chronic rheumatic heart disease, and its possible consequences.Subjects and methodsThis study was conducted on 36 patients with a mean age of 12.63 years: six with acute rheumatic carditis, and 30 with chronic rheumatic heart disease. There were 15 age- and sex-matched children who served as a control group. All subjects underwent echocardiographic assessment of valvular involvement and left ventricular function. Laboratory investigations comprised lipid profile, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and homocysteine assay.ResultsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein was significantly elevated in patients with acute rheumatic carditis and in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease (mean and standard deviation of 78.33, 156 micrograms per millilitre and 78.33, 23.17 micrograms per millilitre, respectively) as compared to the control group (mean and standard deviation of 5.83 and 2.79 micrograms per millilitre). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein correlated with the grade of mitral regurgitation (p less than 0.05). Homocysteine was significantly elevated in patients with acute carditis and patients with rheumatic heart disease as compared to the control group (their mean and standard deviation were 2.96, 0.476 nanograms per decilitre, 2.99, 1.48 nanograms per decilitre, and 1.717, 0.733 nanograms per decilitre, respectively), but did not show significant difference between the two studied groups of patients. Neither C-reactive protein nor homocysteine correlated with any of the studied parameters of lipid profile.ConclusionThere is evidence of ongoing inflammation in children with rheumatic heart disease, which correlates with the degree of valvular involvement. This ongoing inflammation may put those children at risk for premature atherosclerosis.

Are there any novel markers in acute rheumatic fever: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-721
Author(s):  
Dilek Giray ◽  
Olgu Hallioglu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Cardiac Involvement ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

AbstractObjective:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios in acute rheumatic fever in children.Method:In this retrospective study, 182 patients with acute rheumatic fever and 173 controls were included. Complete blood count parameters, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, monocyte-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios were recorded for all the patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography.Results:Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, monocyte-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios were significantly higher in patients with rheumatic heart disease than patients without cardiac involvement (p < 0.05). C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels were found to have a positive correlation with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (r = 0.228, p = 0.001; r = 0.355, p = 0.001), platelet-to-lymphocyte (r = 0.227, p = 0.01; r = 0.149, p = 0.005), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios (r = 0.117, p = 0.005; r = 0.107, p = 0.044). Cardiac involvement was present in 152 (83.5%) of the patients. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, monocyte-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios were significantly higher in patients with rheumatic heart disease than patients without cardiac involvement (p < 0.05). Patients with carditis were grouped according to mitral, aortic, or both valve involvement but there was no significant difference between the groups with respect to neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, monocyte-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios. In addition, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios were significantly higher in patients with Sydenham’s chorea than without chorea (p < 0.05).Conclusion:Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios may help make the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and its prognosis by serial measurements in follow-up but none of them tell us the severity of carditis. Also, this is the first study showing the positive correlation between Sydenham’s chorea and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios. Further studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis, as this is the first study in the literature on this topic.

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