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Adherence to Secondary Prophylaxis for Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review

Current Cardiology Reviews, 2017
Background: Optimal delivery of regular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) injections pre-scribed as secondary prophylaxis for acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is vital to preventing disease morbidity and cardiac sequelae in ...
Priya M Kevat, B. Reeves, A. Ruben, R. Gunnarsson   +3 more
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Pedunculoside Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Activating the MAPK Signaling Pathway Through Targeting and Suppressing CDK4

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Pedunculoside targets and suppresses CDK4; consequently, it activates the MAPK pathway and inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression. ABSTRACT Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major challenge in cancer prevention and treatment, highlighting the urgent need for effective and low‐toxicity anti‐HCC therapies. Recently, CDK4‐targeted inhibitors
Yang Zhou, Jingyun Chi, Yuan Ding, Zhidi Zhang, Rui Liang, Tianhao Wang, Yan Jiang, Rujun Song, Huazhou Fu, Xizhen Zhou   +9 more
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Sydenham’s Chorea as the Sole Presenting Symptom of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a 14-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Background: Rheumatic chorea is an uncommon but time-honored neurological manifestation of acute rheumatic fever that usually presents weeks to months after an untreated streptococcal pharyngitis.
Omar Nashwan, Ziad W. Elmezayen, Bassel Alrabadi, Natalie Bandak, Mohammad Adi   +4 more
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Development of the Rheumatic Fever Care Coordination System (RFCCS) for Aotearoa New Zealand

Proceedings
Rates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among New Zealand Māori and Pacific are among the highest reported in high-income countries [...]
Catherine Jackson, Maya Cohen-Ronen, Peter Smeaton, Denise Smith, Vladimir Obolonkin, Edward Falloon, Brad Motion, Andrew Upton, Bronwyn Petrie   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a Patient with Multiple Emergency Department Visits

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2018
While the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the United States has declined over the past years, the disease remains one of the causes of severe cardiovascular morbidity in children. The index of suspicion for ARF in health care providers may be
Inna Kaminecki, Renuka Verma, Jacqueline Brunetto, Loyda I. Rivera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transformative Pathways for Strengthening Climate‐Resilient Health Systems Among Indigenous Communities: Advancing Equity and Sustainability in Global Health

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely ...
Chrishma D. Perera, Eranga K. Galappaththi, Carol Zavaleta‐Cortijo, Timothy D. Baird, Korine N. Kolivras, James D. Ford, Michelle Dickson, Kerrie Pickering, Guangqing Chi, Joana Bezerra, Dhanya Vijayan, Victoria Chicamana‐Zapata, Cecil Togarepi, Kheminda G. Thilakarathne, Martha M. Hangula, Francis A. Akugre, Richard Nuwagira, Jonathan Nkalubo   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians [PDF]

This review is intended to provide an authoritative, up-to-date account of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous people.PrefaceThis review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians ...
Caitlin Gray, Neil Thomson
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Clinical and demographic features of 193 patients with rheumatic fever [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVE: the aim of this study was to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), followed between 1995 and 2005.
Caldas, Álvaro Manuel, Hilário, Maria Odete Esteves, Len, Claudio Arnaldo, Terreri, Maria Teresa Ramos Ascensão, Ultchak, Fabio   +4 more
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture Positive Brucella Endocarditis in a Case of Baloon Mitral Valvotomy [PDF]

, 2011
Brucella endocarditis is a rare condition which occurs as a focal complication in chronic brucellosis cases. We report a rare brucella endocarditis case in a RVHD patient. A 26 years old male was admitted with fever on off for almost one year.
Aundhkar, S, Ghorpade, MV, Pawar, SK
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