Clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease seen at a tertiary hospital setting in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

BACKGROUND: The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has waned in Western countries, however that is not the situation in developing nations. METHODS: Records were reviewed of patients from the Eastern Cape municipal districts who presented to the Paediatric Car...

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Autores principales: Makrexeni, Zongezile Masonwabe, Pepeta, Lungile
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2017
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28430286
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28430286
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-019

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