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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, Andrei A. Garanin, Petr A. Lebedev, Maksim E. Kuzin, Olga V. Tereshina   +4 more
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The “Cairo Accord”- Towards the Eradication of RHD: An Update

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults. It continues to be prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries where it causes significant morbidity and mortality.
Susy Kotit, David I. W. Phillips, Ahmed Afifi, Magdi Yacoub, Magdi Yacoub   +4 more
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Secondary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepal: Are We Going Backward?

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022
A secondary level of prophylaxis has proven to be the most successful in Nepal, a country with an endemic rate of rheumatic heart disease, in combating the severe issues associated with rheumatic heart disease.
Prakash Raj Regmi, Mandip Dhungel, Riju Kafle   +2 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease among Pregnant Women with Cardiac Diseases in a Tertiary Care Center of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Cardiac disease in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in women, particularly in resource limited countries like Nepal. Rheumatic Heart Disease is the commonest cardiac disease complicating pregnancy.
Basant Sharma, Eliza Koirala, Sudhir Regmi, Jaya Dhungana, Bandana Khanal Neupane, Suraj Bhattarai   +5 more
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Evaluating the Relationship between Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease ‌and Coronary Artery Diseases in Patient with Stable Angina in Isfahan City, Iran

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
Background: Rheumatic heart disease and coronary artery diseases (CAD) are two of main health problems in developing countries. Rheumatic valvular heart disease is less common than coronary artery diseases but it has its importance.
Faezeh Farhang, Zahra Alizadeh, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Ali Pourmoghaddas, Ghasem Yadegarfar   +4 more
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Compliance to the secondary prophylaxis and awareness of rheumatic heart disease: A cross-sectional study in low-income province of India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Rheumatic heart disease is a preventable problem and regular secondary prophylaxis and proper awareness about this disease among common people may reduce the burden of this disease in any region.
Arun Prasad, Abhiranjan Prasad, Birendra K Singh, Sanjeev Kumar   +3 more
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Evaluating efficiency and equity of prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in India: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis

The Lancet Global Health, 2023
Summary: Background: There is a dearth of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of a combination of population-based primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Jyoti Dixit, PhD, Shankar Prinja, MD, Gaurav Jyani, MPH, Pankaj Bahuguna, PhD, Ankur Gupta, DM, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, DM, Rajesh Kumar, MD   +6 more
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The Veituberi Approach Transforming RHD Through Patient Leadership and Lived Experience

Proceedings
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a complication of untreated Strep A infections, is a major global health concern [...]
Erini Kala, Marika Yalimaiwai, Maria Mow, Jimaima Kailawadoko-Matanaicake, Joseph Kado   +4 more
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Improvement of Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease in Patients Undergoing Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic heart diseases is efficient in reducing disease recurrence, heart damage, and cardiac impairment. We aimed to monitor the clinical evolution of a large Brazilian cohort of rheumatic patients under prolonged secondary ...
Renato Pedro de Almeida Torres, Rômulo Francisco de Almeida Torres, Gabrielle de Crombrugghe, Scarllet Palacin Moraes da Silva, Sarah Leticia Veroneze Cordeiro, Karine Alessandra Bosi, Pierre R. Smeesters, Pierre R. Smeesters, Pierre R. Smeesters, Pierre R. Smeesters, Rosângela Stadnick Lauth de Almeida Torres, Rosângela Stadnick Lauth de Almeida Torres   +11 more
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The challenge of screening for asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease in South Africa

SA Heart Journal, 2017
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain common in the population of South Africa. A recent screening study of asymptomatic schoolchildren in Mozambique and Cambodia makes a compelling case for a shift in the approach to screening for ...
Liesl Zühlke, Bongani M. Mayosi
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