Rheumatic fever

By Mayo Clinic Staff
June 09, 2026

Research

Mayo Clinic cardiologists and other researchers actively study new diagnosis and treatment options for people with many heart conditions, including people with heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Learn more about research in the Cardiovascular Research Center.

Publications

See a list of publications about rheumatic fever and related heart conditions by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Steer A, et al. Acute rheumatic fever: Epidemiology and pathogenesis. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  2. Clinical guidance for acute rheumatic fever. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/group-a-strep/hcp/clinical-guidance/acute-rheumatic-fever.html. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  3. Rheumatic fever. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/miscellaneous-bacterial-infections-in-infants-and-children/rheumatic-fever. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  4. Kumar RK, et al. Contemporary diagnosis and management of rheumatic heart disease: Implications for closing the gap. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020; doi:10.1161/CIR.000000000000092.
  5. Wyber R, et al. Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. 2021; doi:10.31128/AJGP-02-21-5852.
  6. Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Australia: The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (updated 2022). https://www.rhdaustralia.org.au/arf-rhd-guidelines.
  7. Steer A, et al. Acute rheumatic fever: Treatment and prevention. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  8. AskMayoExpert. Acute rheumatic fever. Mayo Clinic; 2024.
  9. Steer A, et al. Acute rheumatic fever: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  10. Libby P, et al., eds. Rheumatic fever. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Elsevier; 2022. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed May 7, 2025.
  11. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Sept. 19, 2019.
  12. Nimmagadda R. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Feb. 26, 2025.
  13. Medical review (expert opinion) Mayo Clinic. Nov. 13, 2023.
  14. Lahiri S et al. Acute rheumatic fever. Pediatrics in Review. 2021; doi:10.1542/pir.2019-0288.