Screening for rheumatic heart disease: is a paradigm shift required?
This focused review presents a critical appraisal of the World Heart Federation criteria for the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and its performance in African RHD screening programmes. It identifies various logistical and methodological problems that negatively influenc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.echorespract.com/content/4/4/R43.full |