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Active surveillance for rheumatic heart disease in endemic regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence among children and adolescents

The Lancet Global Health, 2014
Background: Rheumatic heart disease accounts for up to 250 000 premature deaths every year worldwide and can be regarded as a physical manifestation of poverty and social inequality.
Martina Rothenbühler, MSc, Crochan J O'Sullivan, MD, Stefan Stortecky, MD, Giulio G Stefanini, MD, Ernest Spitzer, MD, Janne Estill, PhD, Nikesh R Shrestha, MD, Olivia Keiser, PhD, Prof. Peter Jüni, MD, Dr. Thomas Pilgrim, MD   +9 more
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Mitral Stenosis Berat pada Penyakit Jantung Rematik

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2023
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) has high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac valve disorders after rheumatic fever are the leading cause of heart failure in children and young adults.
Cokorda Istri Padmi Suwari, Widyawati Desak Gede   +1 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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Clinical Profile and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children and Young Adults at a Tertiary Cardiac Center in Indonesia

Frontiers in Surgery, 2020
Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major public health issue affecting children and young adults in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics, management, and reactivation of RHD among children and
Oktavia Lilyasari, R. Prakoso, Y. Kurniawati, P. S. Roebiono, A. U. Rahajoe, I. Sakidjan, G. M. Harimurti   +6 more
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Hyperendemic rheumatic heart disease in a remote Australian town identified by echocardiographic screening.

Medical Journal of Australia, 2020
OBJECTIVES Using echocardiographic screening, to estimate the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in a remote Northern Territory town. DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional echocardiographic screening study; results compared with data from the NT
J. Francis, H. Fairhurst, H. Hardefeldt, Shannon Brown, Chelsea Ryan, K. Brown, Greg Smith, Roz Baartz, A. Horton, G. Whalley, J. Marangou, A. Kaethner, A. Draper, Christian James, A. Mitchell, Jennifer Yan, A. Ralph, B. Reményi   +17 more
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Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Correlates With Brain Metal Burden in Wilson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuroinflammation driven by extracellular copper contributes to neuronal damage in Wilson's disease (WD). This study investigated the relationship between brain metal burden and peripheral neuroinflammation markers in WD. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional study involving 89 participants, including patients with WD (n = 63 ...
Sung‐Pin Fan, Ya‐Fang Chen, Cheng‐Hsuan Li, Yih‐Chih Kuo, Ni‐Chung Lee, Yin‐Hsiu Chien, Wuh‐Liang Hwu, Tai‐Chung Tseng, Tung‐Hung Su, Chien‐Ting Hsu, Huey‐Ling Chen, Chin‐Hsien Lin, Yen‐Hsuan Ni   +12 more
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Disturbance of intracardiac hemodynamics in children with chronic rheumatic cardiac disease [PDF]

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2013
By means of Doppler echocardiography there have been studied disturbances of intracardiac hemodynamics in 44 children aged 8-17 years with chronic rheumatic cardiac disease and developed mitral aortal and combined heart defects, as well as in chronic ...
Kondratiev V.A., Porokhnya N.H., Kunak Ye.V.   +2 more
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The American Heart Association's Call to Action for Reducing the Global Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association.

Circulation, 2020
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects ≈40 million people and claims nearly 300 000 lives each year. The historic passing of a World Health Assembly resolution on RHD in 2018 now mandates a coordinated global response.
A. Beaton, Flavia B Kamalembo, J. Dale, J. Kado, G. Karthikeyan, Dhruv S. Kazi, C. Longenecker, Jeremiah Mwangi, E. Okello, A. Ribeiro, K. Taubert, D. Watkins, R. Wyber, M. Zimmerman, J. Carapetis   +14 more
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Single‐Cell RNA Seq in Sydenham Chorea Shows B Cell HLA‐DR/DQ Upregulation and Plasma Cell Proteasomal Activation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pathogenesis of Sydenham chorea remains unclear. We report a 10‐year‐old girl presenting with subacute chorea and mild carditis following Streptococcal throat infection. Single‐cell RNA sequencing on 30,794 peripheral immune cells from the patient and two sex‐matched controls revealed nine immune cell clusters.
Velda X. Han, Brooke A. Keating, Brian S. Gloss, Xianzhong Lau, Ruwani Dissanayake, Hiroya Nishida, Jessica Hayes, Shrujna Patel, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Russell C. Dale   +9 more
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Rheumatic heart disease burden, trends, and inequalities in the Americas, 1990–2017: a population-based study

The Lancet Global Health, 2019
Summary: Background: The World Health Assembly 2018 approved a resolution on rheumatic heart disease to strengthen programmes in countries where this condition remains a substantial public health problem. We aimed to describe the regional burden, trends,
Pedro Ordunez, PhD, Ramon Martinez, Eng, Patricia Soliz, MD, Gloria Giraldo, MPH, Oscar J Mujica, MD, Porfirio Nordet, DSc   +5 more
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