Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and
mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as …

Background Early detection of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) through echocardiographic
screening can facilitate early access to effective treatment, which reduces the risk for …

Background Early detection and diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart
disease are key to preventing progression, and echocardiography has an important …

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major and preventable cause of cardiac
morbidity in Sudan. It can be detected early with a handheld echocardiography (HHE) …

Background Despite numerous echocardiographic screening studies of children in high
incidence acute rheumatic fever (ARF)/rheumatic heart disease (RHD) communities, little is …

Objective To understand the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) among children living in
low-income countries who present to the hospital with febrile illness and to determine the …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a systemic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune
response to a throat or skin infection with strains of the Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium …

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most commonly acquired heart disease
in children and young people in low and middle-income settings. Fragile health systems and …

The increasing prevalence of heart failure (HF) in ageing populations drives demand for
echocardiography (echo). There is a worldwide shortage of trained sonographers and long …

Introduction Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is underdiagnosed globally resulting in missed
treatment opportunities and adverse clinical outcomes. We describe the protocol for a study …