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        A conceptual framework for comprehensive rheumatic heart disease control programs

        The World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, and other organizations recommend comprehensive control programs for rheumatic fever (RF) and... ...

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        Acute Rheumatic Fever and Chronic Rheumatic Disease

        This chapter describes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and management principles of acute rheumatic fever. ...

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        International collaboration awarded $US8 million to design world-first diagnostic tool for acute rheumatic fever

        Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute are joining forces with international experts in acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) to transform the diagnosis of these diseases thanks to an $US8 million grant from the Leducq Foundation. ...

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        Endgame for deadly heart disease will save hundreds of lives

        Rheumatic heart disease, a deadly yet entirely preventable heart disease taking the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, is finally on the verge of elimination thanks to new research ...

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        For kids, by kids: New “Boom Boom” song teaches children how to prevent deadly heart disease

        Once you hear it, you won’t be able to get it out of your head – and that’s exactly the point of the new song ‘Boom Boom’. ...

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        Urgent action needed to stop 500 preventable deaths

        A new report predicts rheumatic heart disease (RHD) will lead to over 500 preventable deaths and cost the Australian health system $317 million by 2031 if no further action to tackle the disease is taken. ...

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        Bupa pledges half a million dollars to end rheumatic heart disease

        Researchers will extend a unique community-led project to end rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal communities, thanks to nearly half a million dollars in funding from Bupa. ...

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        Carol's story: losing a parent to RHD

        After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide. ...

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        Call for Group A streptococcal infections to become notifiable diseases

        Researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute say Group A Streptococcus should become a nationally notifiable disease in Australia. ...

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        Left ventricular remodelling in rheumatic heart disease – trends over time and implications for follow-up in childhood

        Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common form of acquired heart disease worldwide. In RHD, volume loading from mitral regurgitation leads to left ventricular (LV) dilatation, increased wall stress, and ultimately LV dysfunction. Improved understanding of LV dynamics may contribute to refined timing of intervention. ...

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