The American Heart Association's Call to Action for Reducing the Global Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association.
Beaton A, Kamalembo FB, Dale J, Kado JH, Karthikeyan G, Kazi DS, Longenecker CT, Mwangi J, Okello E, Ribeiro ALP, Taubert KA, Watkins DA, Wyber R, Zimmerman M, Carapetis J; American Heart Association Young Hearts Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Advocacy Coordinating Committee; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Clinical Cardiology.
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Circulation. 2020 Nov 17;142(20):e358-e368. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000922. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects 40 million people and claims nearly 300 000 lives each year. ...Here, we pledge support in 5 key areas: (1) professional healthcare worker education and training, (2) technical support for the implementation of evidence-based strategie …
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects 40 million people and claims nearly 300 000 lives each year. ...Here, we pledge support in 5 ke …