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 …

Preventing heart failure: a position paper of the Heart Failure Association in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology

MF Piepoli, M Adamo, A Barison… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The heart failure epidemic is growing and its prevention, in order to reduce associated
hospital readmission rates and its clinical and economic burden, is a key issue in modern …

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 …

Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY …

L Zühlke, ME Engel, G Karthikeyan… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) accounts for over a million premature deaths
annually; however, there is little contemporary information on presentation, complications …

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 …

The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

AP Ralph, S Noonan, V Wade… - Medical Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cause
significant morbidity and premature mortality among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait …

Contemporary incidence and prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia using linked data: the case for policy change

JM Katzenellenbogen, D Bond‐Smith… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background In 2018, the World Health Organization prioritized control of acute rheumatic
fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), including disease surveillance. We …

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: incidence and progression in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1997 to 2010

JG Lawrence, JR Carapetis, K Griffiths, K Edwards… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequel, rheumatic heart disease
(RHD), continue to cause a large burden of morbidity and mortality in disadvantaged …

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 …

An investment case for the prevention and management of rheumatic heart disease in the African Union 2021–30: a modelling study

MM Coates, K Sliwa, DA Watkins, L Zühlke… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Despite declines in deaths from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Africa over
the past 30 years, it remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality on the …