Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)
Eur. heart j; 36 (18), 2015
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) presenting ...
Administration, Oral, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Anticoagulants/administration & dosage, Heart Valve Diseases/epidemiology, Heart Valve Diseases/etiology, Heart Valve Diseases/therapy, Rheumatic Heart Disease/therapy, Rheumatic Heart Disease/epidemiology, Rheumatic Heart Disease/complications, Mozambique/epidemiology