Echocardiographic Screening of Rheumatic Heart Disease in American Samoa

While rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a treatable disease nearly eradicated in the United States, it remains the most common form of acquired heart disease in the developing world. This study used echocardiographic screening to determine the prevalence of RHD in children in American Samoa. Screenin...

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Published in:	Pediatric cardiology Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 38 - 44
Main Authors:	Huang, Jennifer H., Favazza, Michael, Legg, Arthur, Holmes, Kathryn W., Armsby, Laurie, Eliapo-Unutoa, Ipuniuesea, Pilgrim, Thomas, Madriago, Erin J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 2018 Springer
Subjects:	American Samoa Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Developing countries Elementary school students Elementary schools Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Article Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Rheumatic heart disease Vascular Surgery American Samoa Global health Pediatric cardiology Echocardiography Rheumatic heart disease Streptococcus
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