ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2024
2023 World Heart Federation guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence and sex differences in rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled 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
- Routine Antenatal Echocardiography in High-Prevalence Areas of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A WHO-Guideline Systematic Review.Global heart · 2024Pooled it
- Novel Wire-Assisted Mitral Commissurotomy Reduces Valve Crossing Time Compared to Inoue-Balloon Technique of Treating Mitral Stenosis, Randomized Controlled Trial (CROSSVal).Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2026Trial
- Cardiac changes in children with post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis: a prospective observational study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Evaluating the East African point-of-care ultrasound (E-POCUS) training program pilot: lessons learned and best practices.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Latin America: a contemporary review of epidemiology.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Review
- An echocardiographic appreciation of rheumatic heart disease: phenotypic variability of valvular involvement and its prognostic implications.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular outcomes for Australian women with rheumatic heart disease during pregnancy: A retrospective linked data analysis, 2002-2017.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Clinical Presentation and Management of Patients Referred for Transthoracic Echocardiography in Canada's Arctic Region.CJC open · 2026Article
- Operational performance of the 2023 World Heart Federation screening criteria for rheumatic heart disease in a high-risk, resource-limited population.Open heart · 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
- Multimodal Fusion of Echocardiogram Images and Electronic Medical Records for Heart Disease Screening: Retrospective Algorithm Development and Validation Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- Rheumatic heart disease in children and adolescents, part 1: epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Review
- Global vaccine development.Nature medicine · 2026Review
- Prevalence of Early Rheumatic Heart Disease Among Asymptomatic Students in Underserved Communities in Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Observational
- From innovation to implementation: Addressing the AI adoption gap in cardiac surgery.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2026Review
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- Erratum issued
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29 authors at 20 institutions in 15 countries.
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Abstract
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries. The 2012 World Heart Federation echocardiographic criteria provided a standardized approach for the identification of RHD and facilitated an improvement in early case detection. The 2012 criteria were used to define disease burden in numerous epidemiological studies, but researchers and clinicians have since highlighted limitations that have prompted a revision. In this updated version of the guidelines, we incorporate evidence from a scoping review, an expert panel and end-user feedback and present an approach for active case finding for RHD, including the use of screening and confirmatory criteria. These guidelines also introduce a new stage-based classification for RHD to identify the risk of disease progression. They describe the latest evidence and recommendations on population-based echocardiographic active case finding and risk stratification. Secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, echocardiography equipment and task sharing for RHD active case finding are also discussed. These World Heart Federation 2023 guidelines provide a concise and updated resource for clinical and research applications in RHD-endemic regions.
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