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Clinical Outcomes in 3343 Children and Adults with Rheumatic Heart Disease from 14 Low and Middle Income Countries: 2-Year Follow-up of the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study) [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There are few contemporary data on the mortality and morbidity associated with rheumatic heart disease or information on their predictors.
Abdissa, Senbeta G, Abul Fadl, Azza, Adeoye, Abiodun M, Al-Kebsi, Mohammed M, Amusa, Ganiyu A, Begna, Dufera M, Bode-Thomas, Fidelia, Cupido, Blanche, Damasceno, Albertino, Daniel, Wandimu, Daniels, Rezeen, Desta, Araya G, ElHassan, Huda, ElSayed, Ahmed, Engel, Mark E, Francis, Veronica, Gitura, Bernard, Goshu, Dejuma Yadeta, Haileamlak, Abraham, Hugo-Hamman, Christopher, Ibrahim, Ahmed S, Ige, Olukemi, Islam, Shofiqul, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Kennedy, Neil, Lwabi, Peter, Mackie, Pam, Mauff, Katya, Mayosi, Bongani M, Misra, Rajeev, Mntla, Pindile S, Mocumbi, Ana Olga, Mondo, Charles, Mucumbitsi, Joseph, Musuku, John, Ogah, Okechukwu S, Ogendo, Stephen, Ojji, Dike B, Okeahialam, Basil, Okello, Emmy, Olunuga, Taiwo, Rangarajan, Sumathy, Sani, Mahmoud U, Shasho, Bekele A, Sheta, Sahar S, Sutton, Christopher, Teo, Koon, Yilgwan, Christopher C, Yusuf, Salim, Zühlke, Liesl   +49 more
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Cytokine pathways driving diverse tissue pathologies in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex systemic disorder characterised primarily by articular inflammation and destruction with associated functional loss and reduced quality of life. RA is also associated with extra‐articular disease e.g. of the lung with potentially devastating clinical consequences.
Aurelie Najm, Lyn D. Ferguson, Iain B. McInnes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Cardiac Safety Evaluation in the Clinical Development Process of Vaccines Against Streptococcus pyogenes

Drugs in R&D
Superficial infections with Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A), pharyngitis and impetigo can induce acute rheumatic fever, an autoimmune sequela manifesting mostly with arthritis and rheumatic carditis.
Usman Nakakana, Alimamy Serry-Bangura, Bassey Effiom Edem, Pietro Tessitore, Leonardo Di Cesare, Danilo Gomes Moriel, Audino Podda, Iris Sarah De Ryck, Ashwani Kumar Arora   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus erythematosus (ILE). This condition includes individuals with a high risk of progression to SLE. Treatment of ILE may reduce symptoms, severity, and incidence of SLE.
Nancy J. Olsen, Duanping Liao, Judith A. James, Joel M. Guthridge, Cristina Arriens, Diane Kamen, Mariko Ishimori, Daniel J. Wallace, Christopher Striebich, Sonali Narain, Benjamin F. Chong, Fan He, Eric W. Schaefer, Vernon M. Chinchilli, David R. Karp   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Gauteng on the decline : Experience at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg. South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
PKBackground: The incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) and its complications has waned over the past three to four decades throughout the Western world, but RF remains a problem in developing countries and in the indigenous populations of some well ...
Celliers, A M
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A Twist in the Diagnosis: Chronic Arthropathy Without Inflammation

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
María Á. Puche‐Larrubia, Inmaculada C. Aranda‐Valera, Alejandro Escudero‐Contreras, Rosa Roldán‐Molina   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual healthcare compared to hospital care for acute and post‐acute illness in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim To evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost‐effectiveness, quality of life (QoL) and patient/caregiver satisfaction associated with VWs/HaH vs. traditional inpatient care in adults with acute or post‐acute illness. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), following PRISMA 2020 guidelines ...
Rana A. Malhis, Stuart E. Bond, Ahmed A. Sadeq, Rani Shatnawi, Barbara R. Conway, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Mamoon A. Aldeyab   +6 more
wiley   +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

The epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Queensland, 2017-2021: a population-level cohort study using linked administrative data. [PDF]

Med J Aust
Abstract Objectives To determine the incidence and prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Queensland during the period 2017–2021. Study design Population‐level retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data.
Francia Saibai Koedal Awgadhalayg Guda Maluylgal Nation CJ, Johnston LM, Stacey I, Justo RN, Fraser JF, Katzenellenbogen JM.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Development of temporal logic-based fuzzy decision support system for diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease [PDF]

, 2015
In this paper we describe our research work in developing a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for the diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)/Rheumatic Heart Diseases (RHD) in Nepal. This paper expressively emphasizes the three problems which have
Lai, Choi-Hong, Ma, Jixin, Pandey, Sanjib Raj   +2 more
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