Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Abstract Background Although rheumatic heart disease remains the leading cause of valve heart disease (VHD) in developing countries, other forms of valve disease have been over shadowed and not regarded as a public health problem. However, several facts suggest that the role of non-rheumatic VHD as...

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Main Authors: Joselyn Rwebembera, William Manyilirah, Zhang Wan Zhu, Juliet Nabbaale, Judith Namuyonga, Isaac Ssinabulya, Sulaiman Lubega, Peter Lwabi, John Omagino, Emmy Okello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Primary
Left-sided
Valve disease
Rheumatic
Non-rheumatic
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0813-5

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