Rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: predictors of morbidity and mortality one year after presentation
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- 作者：Emmy Okello ; Chris T. Longenecker ; Andrea Beaton…
- 关键词：Rheumatic heart disease ; Predictors ; Morbidity ; Mortality ; Outcomes ; Uganda
- 刊名：BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：753KB
- 刊物主题：Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery; Angiology; Blood Transfusion Medicine; Internal Medicine; Medicine/Public Health, general;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2261
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD), the long-term consequence of rheumatic fever, accounts for most cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among young adults in developing countries. However, data on contemporary outcomes from resource constrained areas are limited.