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30 Οκτ 2020 · The WHF has well-defined minimal echocardiography criteria for the diagnosis of RHD, while the American Society of Echocardiography/American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines further outline well-recognized criteria for quantification of degree of regurgitation or stenosis.
19 Οκτ 2020 · Abstract. The global burden of rheumatic heart disease continues to be significant although it is largely limited to poor and marginalized populations. In most endemic regions, affected patients present with heart failure.
Rheumatic carditis includes a spectrum of lesions, in-cluding pericarditis and valvulitis during clinical or sub-clinical ARF; there is a transition from rheumatic carditis to RHD, with chronic valvular lesions that evolve over years after ≥1 episodes of ARF (Figure 1).
5 Αυγ 2021 · For this study, as recommended by the American Heart Association and other international guidelines, benzathine penicillin G (BPG) was considered the gold standard for RHD prophylaxiss. 11, 12, 13 Based on a subject's disease classification at presentation (ARF versus RHD) in addition to echocardiographic findings at presentation, subjects were ...
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable heart condition that remains endemic among vulnerable groups in many countries. After a period of relative neglect, there has been a resurging interest in RHD worldwide over the past decade.
20 Οκτ 2020 · In most endemic regions, affected patients present with heart failure. This statement will seek to examine the current state-of-the-art recommendations and to identify gaps in diagnosis and treatment globally that can inform strategies for reducing disease burden.
30 Ιουν 2022 · Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in resource-limited nations, although the prevalence of RHD has declined sharply in industrialized countries during the last century [1]. This topic will review the clinical manifestations and diagnosis of RHD.
