Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in a Ugandan Orphanage: Feasibility and Outcomes

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major cause of cardiovascular disease in developing nations, leading to more than 230,000 deaths annually. Most patients seek medical care only when long-term structural and hemodynamic complications have already occurred. Echocardiographic screenings e...

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Autores principales: Mapelli, Massimo, Zagni, Paola, Calbi, Valeria, Fusini, Laura, Twalib, Aliku, Ferrara, Roberto, Mattavelli, Irene, Alberghina, Laura, Salvioni, Elisabetta, Opira, Cyprian, Kansiime, Jackson, Tamborini, Gloria, Pepi, Mauro, Agostoni, Piergiuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36291389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9101451

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36291389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9101451

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