Journal article
Clinical Outcomes in 3343 Children and Adults With Rheumatic Heart Disease From 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are few contemporary data on the mortality and morbidity associated with rheumatic heart disease or information on their predictors. We report the 2-year follow-up of individuals with rheumatic heart disease from 14 low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia.
METHODS: Between January 2010 and November 2012, we enrolled 3343 patients from 25 centers in 14 countries and followed them for 2 years to assess mortality, …
Authors
Zühlke L; Karthikeyan G; Engel ME; Rangarajan S; Mackie P; Cupido-Katya Mauff B; Islam S; Daniels R; Francis V; Ogendo S
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 134, No. 19, pp. 1456–1466
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 8, 2016
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.116.024769
ISSN
0009-7322