Challenges of using ultrasounds for subclinical rheumatic heart disease screening

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 10;167(6):3061. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.083. Epub 2012 Dec 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: Echocardiography; Rheumatic heart disease; Subclinical valvular heart disease.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Echocardiography / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / epidemiology
  • Uganda / epidemiology