FREQUENCY OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN DISTRICT DERA ISMAIL KHAN

FREQUENCY OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN DISTRICT DERA ISMAIL KHAN

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries like Pakistan. There is no data regarding the prevalence of RHD in our part of country. So we conducted this study to determine the frequency of RHD in patients undergoing echocardiography...

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Main Authors: Amjad Abrar, Shimal Khan, Mehboob ur Rehman, Tehmina Jan, Muhammad Faisal, Nazneen Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan 2015-01-01
Series:Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
rheumatic heart disease
mitral stenosis
mitral regurgitation
aortic stenosis
aortic regurgitation
echocardiography.
Online Access:http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/1095

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