Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Other Cardiac Conditions in Low-Risk Pregnancies in Kenya: A Prospective Echocardiography Screening Study

Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Other Cardiac Conditions in Low-Risk Pregnancies in Kenya: A Prospective Echocardiography Screening Study

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to significant cardiac morbidity and mortality, yet prevalence estimates of RHD lesions in pregnancy are lacking. Objectives: Our first aim was to evaluate women using echocardiography to estimate the prevalence of RHD and o...

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Main Authors: John W. Snelgrove, Joy Marsha Alera, Michael C. Foster, Kipchumba C. N. Bett, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Candice K. Silversides, Felix A. Barasa, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Heather C. Millar, Julie G. Thorne, Rachel F. Spitzer, Rajesh Vedanthan, Nanette Okun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2021-02-01
Series:Global Heart
Subjects:
rheumatic heart disease
pregnancy
echocardiography
epidemiology
kenya
africa
Online Access:https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/826

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