Echocardiography is an important diagnostic imaging modality in recognizing rheumatic
heart disease, a chronic sequelae of acute rheumatic fever. Left-sided heart valves …

Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major public health issue affecting
children and young adults in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical …

Background: Rheumatic fever (RF) is an important problem concerning developing countries
like India. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is one of the most readily preventable chronic …

Background Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly being used as a diagnostic tool in
resource-limited settings. The majority of existing ultrasound protocols have been developed …

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still a big problem affecting children and
adults in many countries all over the world. Objectives: The aim of our study was to …

Characteristics of patients with rheumatic heart disease in a national referral hospital in
Indonesia Estu Rudiktyo, 1 Annemieke Wind, 2, 3 Pieter Doevendans, 3, 4, 5 Bambang Budi …

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the leading cause of valvular heart disease in
underdeveloped nations. It remains a significant public health issue in Sub-Saharan African …

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a significant cause of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality in developing countries such as Indonesia. Yet, despite being one of …

Background East Timor is a developing country and is a close neighbour of Australia. The
prevalence of cardiac disease is unknown. Aims To describe the prevalence and patterns of …

Background To assess the prevalence patterns of isolated/mixed rheumatic valvular lesions
and associated risk factors among rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients undergoing …