Outcomes of Echocardiography‐Detected Rheumatic Heart Disease: Validating a Simplified Score in Cohorts From Different Countries

Outcomes of Echocardiography‐Detected Rheumatic Heart Disease: Validating a Simplified Score in Cohorts From Different Countries

Background The natural history of latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) detected by echocardiography remains unclear. We aimed to assess the accuracy of a simplified score based on the 2012 World Heart Federation criteria in predicting mid‐term RHD echocardiography outcomes in children from 4 differe...

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Main Authors: Bruno R. Nascimento, Maria Carmo P. Nunes, Emily M. Lima, Amy E. Sanyahumbi, Nigel Wilson, Elizabeth Tilton, Marc G. W. Rémond, Graeme P. Maguire, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Peter N. Kazembe, Craig Sable, Andrea Z. Beaton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
echocardiography
follow‐up
prognosis
rheumatic heart disease
screening
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021622

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