Introduction: India is still the capital of RHD though the health related burden of this disease declined Worldwide. Due to high burden Of modern cardiovascular disease and green field of intervention cardiology age old problem of ARF/RHD have been sidelined. India accounted for the highest number of death due to RHD in 2015 with more than 119000 people dying from the ailment.

Materials: Two years prospective follow up study was done with 138 Patients in our hospital. Cases of were recruited as per diagnostic criteria and ancillary investigation reports. Demographic profile of all patients were accounted. Results are analysed at the end of the study regarding morbidity and mortality of the desired treatment. It is an open label study.

Analysis: From this study we analyzed and conclude of the following:-

1) Not only the children, adult population also succeptable to ARF and subsequent RHD.

2) Socioeconomic status and literacy rate are important parameter for disease affection and progression.

3) School health program to detect the disease is a good measure to rescue the population for disease burden.

4) Primary and Tertiary level care should be equally responsible to overcome the disease burden.

Keywords: Acute rheumatic fever, Rheumatic heart disease, Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease, Prevention of rheumatic heart disease.

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