World Heart Federation criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease—an evidence-based guideline
Nat. rev.,Cardiol. (Print); 9 (5), 2012
Over the past 5 years, the advent of echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has revealed a higher RHD burden than previously thought. In light of this global experience, the development of new international echocardiographic guidelines that address the full spectrum of the rheumati...