The ERASE Project has created an unprecedented linked administrative database on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

RHD in pregnancy (RHD-P) is associated with an increased burden of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. A sequellae of rheumatic fever resulting in heart valve damage if untreated, RHD is twice as common in women. In providing an historical overview, this commentary provides context for prevention and treatment in the 21 st century. Four underlying themes inform much of the literature on RHD-P: its association with inequities; often-complex care requirements; demands for integrated care models, and a life-course approach. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) persists in low-middle-income countries and in high-income countries where there are health inequities. RHD in pregnancy (RHD-P) is associated with poorer maternal and perinatal outcomes. Our study examines models of care for women with RHD-P from the perspectives of health care providers. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Adverse outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease and the effect of comorbidities and demographic factors on these outcomes ...

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• 2016
• July 2016

The authors present a variety of pressing clinical research questions on optimal RHD prevention and advanced care ...

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• 2018
• September 2018

We aimed to review RHD burden in Western Pacific Region outside Oceania to identify countries with high RHD burden ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

Develop a 'roadmap' of key actions that need to be taken by governments to eliminate ARF and eradicate RHD in Africa ...

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• 2016
• May 2016

To describe the pattern of RHD occurrence in a sample of presenting cases from an occupational cohort in Papua Province, Indonesia. ...

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• 2015
• July 2015

The results suggest that timely injection and patient education are priorities for managing ARF and RHD, particularly focusing on child-to-adult transition care ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Building on the foundation of the first RHD forum, over 150 interested participants met to discuss critical issues on the RHD landscape. ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Cross-sectional observational study across ten primary schools in Fiji in school children aged 5-14 years. ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

Jonathan Glenn Katharine Carapetis AM Pearson Noonan JR G KN AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BA (Education) PhD Candidate MBBS (Hons) MSc Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Director of First Nations Strategy and ...

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