Screening for rheumatic heart disease: evaluation of a simplified echocardiography-based approach
European heart journal. Cardiovascular imaging; 13 (12), 2012
Aims: Portable echocardiography has emerged as a potential tool to detect rheumatic heart disease (RHD) early. Complex echocardiographic criteria used in recent epidemiological studies may be difficult to translate into daily practice in areas where the burden of RHD is greatest and skilled practitioners...