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SUBMITTER: Peters F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225445 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peters Ferande F Karthikeyan Ganesan G Abrams Jessica J Muhwava Lorrein L Zühlke Liesl L
Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 20200401 2
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the only preventable cardiovascular disease which causes significant morbidity and mortality particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Early clinical diagnosis is key, the updated Jones criteria increases the likelihood of diagnosis in endemic settings, including the echo diagnosis of sub-clinical carditis, polyarthralgia and monoarthritis as well as amended thresholds of minor criteria. The mainstay of rheumatic heart valve disease (RHVD) is a thorough c ...[more]