Contemporary diagnosis and management of rheumatic heart disease: implications for closing the gap: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RK Kumar, MJ Antunes, A Beaton, M Mirabel… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …

The modern epidemiology of heart valve disease

S Coffey, BJ Cairns, B Iung - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
In this review, we will discuss the current knowledge of heart valve disease (HVD)
epidemiology, how it has changed over time and possible future trends. There are large …

Revision of the Jones Criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever in the era of Doppler echocardiography: a scientific statement from the American Heart …

MH Gewitz, RS Baltimore, LY Tani, CA Sable… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Acute rheumatic fever remains a serious healthcare concern for the majority of
the world's population despite its decline in incidence in Europe and North America. The …

Rheumatic heart disease

E Marijon, M Mirabel, DS Celermajer, X Jouven - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Rheumatic heart disease, often neglected by media and policy makers, is a major burden in
developing countries where it causes most of the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in …

Streptococcal pharyngitis

MR Wessels - New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Streptococcal Pharyngitis | New England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New
England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced Search SEARCH SPECIALTIES Cardiology …

Congenital heart disease and rheumatic heart disease in Africa: recent advances and current priorities

L Zühlke, M Mirabel, E Marijon - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Africa has one of the highest prevalence of heart diseases in children and young adults,
including congenital heart disease (CHD) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). We present …

Persisting burden and challenges of rheumatic heart disease

E Marijon, A Mocumbi, K Narayanan… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the result of episodes of acute rheumatic fever with
valvular (and other cardiac) damage caused by an abnormal immune response to group A …

Management of acute pharyngitis in children: summary of the Italian National Institute of Health guidelines

E Chiappini, N Principi, N Mansi, A Serra, S De Masi… - Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Discrepancies in the management of pharyngitis in children have been
reported in Europe and the United States, and recommendations concerning the use of …

Edición 04

L Barbosa - Otra Economía, 2009 - revistas.ungs.edu.ar
Todos los escritos que se envíen para su publicación en la revista deben ser inéditos y de
autoría de quien/es se declara/n autor/es/as de los mismos. Mientras están en proceso de …

Antibiotic prescribing knowledge, attitudes, and practice among physicians in teaching hospitals in South India

N Thakolkaran, AV Shetty, NDR D'Souza… - Journal of family …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antibiotic overuse is a major public health challenge worldwide. Data from
India related to physician antibiotic prescribing patterns are limited. Aims: We assessed …