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Prevalence and progression of rheumatic heart disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based echocardiographic studies

Scientific Reports, 2019
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to provide a contemporaneous estimate of the global burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) from echocardiographic population-based studies.
J. Noubiap, V. Agbor, J. Bigna, A. D. Kazé, U. Nyaga, B. Mayosi   +5 more
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Prevalence Of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children in Malwa Region Of MP

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2010
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease continue to affect   millions of people around the world. Children and adolescents of the developing countries are especially susceptible to this disease.
P. Yadav, P. Joshi, J. Gupta, D. Joseph, P. Sakhi   +4 more
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Placental Morphology of Pregnant Iraqi Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Placental morphology and cellular arrangement can be altered in maternal diseases. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic heart condition that can lead to death in pregnant women.
Al-Ani, I. M. (Imad), Al-Assa, A. I. (Anwar), Al-Kaisy, K. S. (Kawkab), Al-Rubai, R. H. (Ragwa), Al-Ubeidie, S. R. (Salim), Faisal, G. G. (Ghasak)   +5 more
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Mitral stenosis due to rheumatic heart disease - A rare cause of massive hemoptysis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Severe mitral valve stenosis caused by rheumatic heart disease presenting initially as massive hemoptysis has become a rare occurrence in contemporary western medicine. Massive hemoptysis can be due to multiple disease processes including airway diseases
Sophie Korzan, MD, Evan Jones, MD, Rahul Mutneja, MBBS, Prashant Grover, MD, FCCP   +3 more
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Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors among rheumatic heart disease patients in Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundAlthough low socioeconomic status, and environmental factors are known risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in other societies, risk factors for rheumatic heart disease remain less well described in Uganda.Aims and objectiveThe objective of
Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen   +10 more
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Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and stroke : implications for management [PDF]

, 1995
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation is more prevalent with increasing age. It is associated with a six-fold excess risk of stroke; and a cumulative lifetime stroke risk of 35%. 15% of ischaemic strokes are directly attributable to it.
Tilney, Myra Kay
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Coronary Artery Disease in Rheumatic and Non-Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2018
Background:To study the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing valve surgery for rheumatic and non-rheumatic valvular heart disease.
Uzma Gul, Asim Javed, Muhammad Abdus Salam Azad, Qaiser Khan   +3 more
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Prevalence and pattern of rheumatic valvular heart disease in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2015-2023, population based studies.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundRheumatic heart disease is a global health concern with a persistently high incidence in developing countries, including Africa. It has a significant economic, morbidity, and mortality burden, particularly for children and young adults during ...
Seid Mohammed Abdu, Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Amare Abera Tareke, Gosa Mankelkl, Mekonnen Belete, Mohammed Derso Bihonegn, Ahmed Juhar Temam, Gashaw Abebe, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa   +8 more
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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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The great simulator [PDF]

, 1993
Cardiac myxoma often simulates multisystem disease and initially defies diagnosis. In this paper, we present three cases of cardiac myxoma in adults.
Aquilina, Oscar, Fenech, Frederick F., Mallia, Carmel   +2 more
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