ReviewCardiovascular journal of Africa
The Pan-African Society of Cardiology position paper on reproductive healthcare for women with rheumatic heart disease.
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- Global disparities in the detection and management of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy across endemic settings.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Integrating equity and justice in rheumatic heart disease policy: addressing reproductive health challenges.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Series Emphasizing Gaps in Access to Definitive Care.Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology · 2026Article
- Global burden and trend of rheumatic heart disease among women of childbearing age, 1990-2021, with projection to 2040.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
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- Unraveling the Mechanisms of Valvular Heart Disease to Identify Medical Therapy Targets: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Prospects for the future: supporting the elimination of rheumatic heart disease - a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Proceedings.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Pregnancy risk and contraception among reproductive-age women with rheumatic heart disease attending care at a tertiary cardiac center in Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Experiences of a dedicated Heart and Maternal Health Service providing multidisciplinary care to pregnant women with cardiac disease in a tertiary centre in Namibia.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2022Article
- Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Highlighting the Role of Group A Streptococcus in the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Time for cardiac care in pregnancy: beyond 42 days post-partum.Global cardiology science & practice · 2021Article
- Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy: New Strategies for an Old Disease?Global heart · 2021Review
- Caring for Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study of Health Service Provider Perspectives.Global heart · 2021Article
- Rheumatic heart disease anno 2020: Impacts of gender and migration on epidemiology and management.European journal of clinical investigation · 2020Review
- Rheumatic heart disease: current status of diagnosis and therapy.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2020Review
- Congenital Heart Disease in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Current Status and New Opportunities.Current cardiology reports · 2019Review
- Cardiovascular Effects of Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuel: Relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa.Current environmental health reports · 2019Review
- From the Editor's Desk.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaArticle
- A clinical conundrum: review of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaReview
- Identifying and Responding to the Sexual Reproductive Health Needs of Women with Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
This position paper summarises the current knowledge on the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of women of childbearing age with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Africa, as well as the available data on their use of reproductive health services. The aim is to provide guidance to health professionals on aspects of sexual and reproductive health in women with RHD. It reviews the diagnosis, management and counselling of women with RHD throughout their reproductive life. Additionally, this publication discusses potential ways of integrating obstetric and cardiovascular care at peripheral levels of the health systems, as a way of improving outcomes and reducing maternal mortality rates related to cardiovascular disease in Africa. Finally, the article proposes responses to fulfil the actual needs for better reproductive health services and improvement in care for women with RHD.
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