Screening for rheumatic heart disease: is a paradigm shift required?

[摘要] 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 met

[学科分类] 内科医学

[关键词] 2D echocardiography;rheumatic heart disease;screening