ArticleClinical epidemiology2011
The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Article in Clinical epidemiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 170 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Population-Based Study of Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Schoolchildren in Nepal
Ventricular-arterial Coupling of the Heart Among Patients With Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Trans-luminal Mitral Commissurotomy. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study
Who cites it
170 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in First-Degree Relatives of Index-Cases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global heart · 2025Pooled it
- Long-term antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of rheumatic fever recurrence and progression to rheumatic heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Penicillin Allergy Testing and Delabeling for Patients Who Are Prescribed Penicillin: A Systematic Review for a World Health Organization Guideline.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of rheumatic fever in sore throat patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among school children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Pooled it
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- Correlation of angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with rheumatic heart disease: a meta-analysis.Bioscience reports · 2016Pooled it
- Rapid antigen detection test for group A streptococcus in children with pharyngitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G>A polymorphism and risk of rheumatic heart disease: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2014Pooled it
- Position statement of the World Heart Federation on the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2013Guideline
- School-based surveillance for detection of children with acute pharyngitis, rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India-A cluster randomized controlled trial.Indian heart journal · 2018Trial
- A Rare Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosed After Recent Travel Abroad.Infectious disease reports · 2026Article
- Immune Mechanisms of Heart Valve Development, Homeostasis, and Disease.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Review
- The global burden of rheumatic heart disease: 1990-2021.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
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- The Effect of Secondary Prophylaxis Adherence on Rheumatic Heart Disease and Determinants of Poor Adherence in Children: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Clinical application of benzathine penicillin G as secondary prophylaxis and vaccines for patients with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A comprehensive review.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2026Review
- Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Strep Throat and Rheumatic Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study Among the United Arab Emirates Population.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Lutembacher's syndrome presenting in the third trimester: a multidisciplinary challenge in a low-resource setting.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
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Abstract
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the world. Despite decreasing incidence, there is still a significant disease burden, especially in developing nations. This review provides background on the history of ARF, its pathology and treatment, and the current reported worldwide incidence of ARF and prevalence of RHD.
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