http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are being admitted to hospital too late to prevent the need for heart surgery, according to a new study carried out by doctors in Yemen and presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-rheumatic-heart-disease-treatment-late.html Cardiology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:53:46 EST news254022816