Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform every facet of cardiovascular practice
and research. The exponential rise in technology powered by AI is defining new frontiers in …

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

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

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

Introduction: Handheld echocardiography (echo) is the tool of choice for rheumatic heart
disease (RHD) screening. We aimed to assess the agreement between screening and …

Background: The World Heart Federation (WHF) published the first evidence-based
guidelines on the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in 2012 …

This review summarises advances in research from Aotearoa, New Zealand (NZ) that have
potential to reduce the inequitable distribution of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic …

The objectives of this article are to reflect on the rationale behind the use of
echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease and to provide key …