Validation of a simplified score for predicting latent rheumatic heart disease progression using a prospective cohort of Brazilian schoolchildren

Validation of a simplified score for predicting latent rheumatic heart disease progression using a prospective cohort of Brazilian schoolchildren

Objectives Echocardiographic (echo) screening is an important tool to estimate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prevalence, but the natural history of screen-detected RHD remains unclear. The PROVAR+ (Programa de RastreamentO da VAlvopatia Reumática) study, which uses non-experts, telemedicine and port...

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Main Authors: Craig Sable, Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Bárbara Martins Bechtlufft, Clara Leal Fraga, Márcia Melo Barbosa, Susana Drumond Reis, Adriana Costa Diamantino, Zilda Maria Alves Meira, Sandra Regina Tolentino Castilho, Nayana Flamini Arantes, Kaciane Krauss Oliveira, José Luiz Padilha Silva, Breno De Filippo Rezende, Waydder Antônio Aurélio Costa, Mariana Duarte Mata, Augusto Ferreira Pereira, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Andrea Zawacki Beaton, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e036827.full

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