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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objective: To describe the epidemiology of hospitalisations due to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) and use these data to improve completeness of the WA RHD Register. Methods:
Jacqueline Murdoch +4 more
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AWARENESS OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2016 : OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree of awareness about the different aspects of rheumatic heart disease in patients coming to different departments of Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Faisalabad. STUDY DESIGN AND DURATION: Questionnaire based survey
M Hamid Saeed1, Muhammad Shahzad Afzal
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Spectrum of Mortality from Circulatory Diseases in China from 2004 to 2015 [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 BackgroundTwo circulatory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading death causes in China, and their morbidity and mortality are still rising.
JIANG Shenyi, YU Xiaosong
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 Background: Rheumatic heart disease/Rheumatic fever is a non – communicable disease being a major neglected health problem. Recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever can have catastrophic outcomes, therefore regular administration of antibiotics is ...
Divya Ilanchoorian +5 more
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Bridging the gap between science and indigenous cosmologies: Rheumatic Heart Disease Champions4Change [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2022 Australia has articulated a commitment to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) by 2031. Business as usual will not achieve this goal. Diverse sectors need to work together in implementing complementary strategies towards this ambitious target ...
Maida Stewart, Vicki Wade
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Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Rheumatic heart disease occurs as a sequel to acute rheumatic fever. Many cases of acute rheumatic fever, however, go undiagnosed as many patients present with otherwise common symptoms and in the absence of overt carditis may go undetected ...
Aira A. Olorukooba +5 more
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How rare is isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease? [PDF]
, 2020 The incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) has markedly decreased in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century due to improved living conditions, early antibiotic therapy in streptococcal pharyngitis, and changes in serotypes of circulating streptococci.
Florescu, Cristina +4 more
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Study of streptococcal antibody (anti-streptolysin O) among healthy children in Bangladesh
SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Objectives: The standard reference value of anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titre for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever (RF) in children is yet to be determined in Bangladesh.
Santosh Kumar Saha +5 more
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Mid-term outcome of children with latent rheumatic heart disease in eastern Nepal
Open Heart, 2021 Introduction Systematic echocardiographic screening of children in regions with an endemic pattern of rheumatic heart disease allows for the early detection of valvular lesions suggestive of subclinical rheumatic heart disease.
Nikesh Raj Shrestha +8 more
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Promising approaches to early diagnosis of chronic rheumatic heart disease
Наука и инновации в медицине, 2022 Aim to determine the prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in children and chronic rheumatic heart disease (HRHD) in adults on the example of the Samara region and to propose measures for the early detection and prevention of valvular heart lesions.
Galina V. Santalova +4 more
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