Spectrum of heart diseases in a new cardiac service in Nigeria: An echocardiographic study of 1441 subjects in Abeokuta [PDF]
, 2008 Background Echocardiography is a non-invasive, relatively cheap and useful imaging technique for the evaluation of cardiac diseases. The procedure has reliable levels of accuracy.
Okechukwu S Ogah +7 more
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The Veituberi Approach Transforming RHD Through Patient Leadership and Lived Experience
ProceedingsRheumatic heart disease (RHD), a complication of untreated Strep A infections, is a major global health concern [...]
Erini Kala +4 more
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Genetic susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Acute rheumatic fever is considered to be a heritable condition, but the magnitude of the genetic effect is unknown. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies of concordance of acute ...
Adeyemo, Adebowale A +4 more
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Triple valve infective endocarditis - a late diagnosis [PDF]
, 2018 Behcet\u27s disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology with cardiac involvement as well as damage to other organs. Whether the sterile valvular inflammation which occurs in this autoimmune disease predisposes to bacterial adhesion and ...
Barbulescu, Andreea L. +10 more
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Presence Of A Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve Among Patients Having Combined Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Although bicuspid aortic valve occurs in an estimated 1% of adults and mitral valve prolapse in an estimated 5% of adults, occurrence of the 2 in the same patient is infrequent.
Hamman, Baron Lloyd +5 more
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The kidney in rheumatic heart disease [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1962 Histological evidence of glomerulonephritis is reported in 95 (38·6%) of a series of 246 necropsies with concomitant rheumatic carditis. The details of these findings are given and their significance is discussed.
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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 +11 more
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Results of Surgical Managment of Primary Mitral Regurgitation in a Single-center Study [PDF]
, 2017 Mitral regurgitation (MR) remains the second dominant defect in the structure of valvular cardiac diseases.It affects more than 2 million people in the USA.
Myshakivskyy, O. (Oleksiy)
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Guidelines for the secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease
International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2017 Rheumatic fever is a rare yet serious condition develop as a consequence of throat infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. It is the leading cause for rheumatic heart disease. Rheumatic heart disease is a worldwide public health concern.
Abdulrazaq Al-Jazairi +7 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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