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Echocardiographic screening to determine progression of latent rheumatic heart disease in endemic areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation previously recommended routine screening in school-aged children in countries with a high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD); however, it is unclear if screening-detected (latent) valve disease will inevitably evolve to a pathological lesion. Unders...

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Autores principales: Gutman, Sarah J., Shemesh, Elad, Marwick, Thomas H., Taylor, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32497088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234196