Echocardiography for latent rheumatic heart disease in first degree relatives of children with acute rheumatic fever: Implications for active case finding in family members

Echocardiography for latent rheumatic heart disease in first degree relatives of children with acute rheumatic fever: Implications for active case finding in family members

Background: Individuals with Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) often report a family history of ARF or Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) however the degree of familial susceptibility to RHD is poorly defined. This study aimed to determine RHD prevalence among first degree relatives of ARF patients using echoc...

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Main Authors: Nicola Culliford-Semmens, Elizabeth Tilton, Nigel Wilson, John Stirling, Robert Doughty, Thomas Gentles, Briar Peat, Eliazar Dimalapang, Rachel Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Acute rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
Echocardiograms
Definite and borderline
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021002157

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