Echocardiographic Screening of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Current Concepts and Challenges

The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which most commonly affects children aged 5-15 years after group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection, ranges from 8 to 51 per 100 000 people worldwide. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which occurs when patients with ARF are inappropriately treated or not give...

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Main Authors: Seda Topçu, Tayfun Uçar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2024-01-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkarchpediatr.org/en/echocardiographic-screening-of-rheumatic-heart-disease-current-concepts-and-challenges-131610
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