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Rheumatic heart disease among adults in a mining community of Papua, Indonesia: findings from an occupational cohort.

Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez, Rachel Amiya, Rosemary Wyber, Wishnu Widdodow, Johnathan Carapetis

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Article in Heart Asia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Clinical and Hemodynamic Factors Associated with Low Gradient Severe Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis.The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2023
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  8. Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Postoperative Morbidity following Mitral Valve Surgery in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis.The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2019
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  9. Survival analysis of patients with rheumatic MS after PBMV compared with MVS in a low-to-middle-income country.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Rodrigo Rodriguez-FernandezFreeport Public Health and Malaria Control , International SOS , Kuala Kencana, Papua , Indonesia ; NCD Asia Pacific Alliance , Tokyo , Japan.
Rachel AmiyaNCD Asia Pacific Alliance , Tokyo , Japan ; Department of Family Nursing , University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan.
Rosemary WyberUniversity of Western Australia, Telethon Kids Institute , Subiaco, Western Australia , Australia.
Wishnu WiddodowDepartment of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine , University of Indonesia , Jakarta , Indonesia.
Johnathan CarapetisUniversity of Western Australia, Telethon Kids Institute , Subiaco, Western Australia , Australia.
The Kids Research Institute Australia · AUThe University of Tokyo · JPUniversity of Indonesia · IDUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a significant cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries such as Indonesia. Yet, despite being one of the most readily preventable chronic diseases, RHD has received scant research or policy attention, particularly in South-East Asia.

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

methodsClinical records of 15 608 mining workers (96.4% men, mean age 36.3±7.4 years) were reviewed retrospectively to identify and extract data on all rheumatic fever (RF) and RHD cases admitted to two hospitals in Papua during 2008-2013. Collected data included basic demographics, employment history and echocardiographic findings.

results83 RHD cases (95.6% men, mean age 39.6±12.5 years) and 3 RF cases were identified between 2008 and 2013. Increased RHD risk was observed among those aged 35-44 (HR=3.60) and 45-68 (HR=4.46) years relative to the youngest age group (p<0.01). RHD incidence density was 6.84 per 10 000 person years of follow-up. Among cases, mitral stenosis was the most common valvular lesion at initial presentation (41.0%), and 6.0% were multivalvular.

conclusionsThe prevalence of RHD in Papuan mining workers correlates with adult prevalence data in other populations with a high RHD burden, highlighting RHD as a significant health issue into adulthood. The late stage at which most patients presented points to a strong need for earlier intervention. Both primary and secondary preventive measures must be considered critical tools to prevent and reduce RHD burden, particularly among older age groups.

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PMCPMC4537650
OpenAlexW2335658573

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