Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)

Zühlke, Liesl; E. Engel, Mark; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Mackie, Pam; Cupido, Blanche; Mauff, Katya; Islam, Shofiqul; Joachim, Alexia; Daniels, Rezeen; Francis, Veronica; Ogendo, Stephen; Gitura, Bernard; Mondo, Charles; Okello, Emmy; Lwabi, Peter; M. Al-Kebsi, Mohammed; Hugo‐Hamman, Christopher; Sheta, Sahar; Haileamlak, Abraham; Daniel, Wandimu; Yadeta Goshu, Dejuma; Guteta Abdissa, Senbeta; G. Desta, Araya; A. Shasho, Bekele; M. Begna, Dufera; ElSayed, Ahmed; S. Ibrahim, Ahmed; Musuku, John; Bode-Thomas, Fidelia; N. Okeahialam, Basil; Ige, Olukemi; Sutton, Chris; Misra, Rajeev; Abul Fadl, Azza; Kennedy, Neil; Damasceno, Albertino; U. Sani, Mahmoud; S. Ogah, Okechukwu; Olunuga, Taiwo; El-Hassan, H.; Olga Mocumbi, Ana; M. Adeoye, Abiodun; Mntla, Phindile; Ojji, Dike; Mucumbitsi, Joseph; Teo, Koon; Yusuf, Salim; M. Mayosi, Bongani

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu449

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Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)

Published in European Heart Journal • Nov 26, 2014

Authors:

Liesl Zühlke

Mark E. Engel

Ganesan Karthikeyan

Abstract

AIMS: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) accounts for over a million premature deaths annually; however, there is little contemporary information on presentation, complications, and treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective registry enrolled 3343 patients (median age 28 years, 66.2% female) presen...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Heart disease

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