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Rheumatic heart disease [PDF]

Lancet, The, 2012
Rheumatic heart disease, often neglected by media and policy makers, is a major burden in developing countries where it causes most of the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in young people, leading to about 250,000 deaths per year worldwide.
Eloi Marijon, Mariana Mirabel, David S Celermajer   +2 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease in Asia [PDF]

Circulation, 2008
A few years ago, my colleagues and I conducted a systematic review of data relating to the global burden of group A streptococcal diseases.1,2 Population-based data on rheumatic heart disease prevalence from 1985 through 2002 were included. We estimated that there were a minimum of 15.6 million people in the world with rheumatic heart disease, with 282
Jonathan R Carapetis
exaly   +3 more sources

Primary health care approach to rheumatic heart disease management [PDF]

South African Family Practice
The primary health care (PHC) approach to rheumatic heart disease emphasises preventing initial episodes of rheumatic fever through primary prevention, avoiding recurrences by secondary prevention and ensuring long-term follow-up and an effective ...
Ruchika Meel, Ramprakash Kaswa
doaj   +2 more sources

Quadrivalvular rheumatic heart disease

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019
Rarely, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) involves all the four valves and causes could be rheumatic, congenital, infective, or degenerative. Here, we report a case of a 42-year-old female known case RHD for 30 years and underwent closed mitral ...
Deepak Ramchand Nenwani, Gnanavelu Ganesan, S Venkatesan, S Saravana Babu   +3 more
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With Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Mild Rheumatic Heart Disease Rarely Progresses Over 5 Years [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Joselyn Rwebembera, Craig Sable, Anneke C Grobler, Jafesi Pulle, Amy Scheel, Atukunda Mucunguzi, Alison M Spaziani, Daniel Engelman, Jonathan Carapetis, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Peter Lwabi, Liesl Zühlke, Maria C P Nunes, Nigel Wilson, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Emma Ndagire, Christine Mwaka Okwera, Susan Akullo, Julious Etyang, Alannah Rudkin, Rachel Sarnacki, Miriam Nakitto, Brenda Atim, Emmy Okello, Andrew Steer, Andrea Beaton   +25 more
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Practice and clinical outcomes of valvular surgery for rheumatic heart disease in africa: a scoping review [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Rheumatic heart disease is prevalent in Africa, but advanced cardiac care for the condition, which includes valve surgery, is limited. This study examined rheumatic heart disease surgical management and clinical outcomes in Africa.
Victor Oluwafemi Femi-Lawal, Victory Bassey Effiom, Anayo James Michael, Joy Nsa Ekpenyong, Ekene Nwajei, Achanga Bill-Smith Anyinkeng, Shubh Ketan Patel, Kevin R. An, Kelechi E. Okonta   +8 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Clinical Epidemiology, 2011
Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R HokeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAAbstract: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the ...
Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R Hoke
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Treatment adherence and its determinants among the rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease patients during COVID 19 pandemic – A cross sectional study from Chandigarh, India

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, J. S. Thakur, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ankur K. Jindal, Aravind Gandhi, Vivek Sagar   +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, Istrătoaie, Octavian, Mandia, Roxana, Mustafa, Edme R., Târtea, Georgică C.   +4 more
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