Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication that can develop after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by a prior streptococcal throat infection. It leads to damage of heart valves, most commonly the mitral and aortic valves, causing stenosis, regurgitation, or a combination of the two. While rheumatic heart disease was once a major health problem worldwide, its incidence has declined in Sudan in recent decades according to national surveys. The disease is diagnosed using the Modified Jones Criteria which looks for specific major and minor clinical features in combination with evidence of a previous streptococcal infection. Long term complications involve progressively worsening valve damage over time.