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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults and the most common cause of multivalv
Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity
Pregnancy provides an opportunity to strengthen health system responses and address whole-of-life health for women with rheumatic heart disease
increased adherence to penicillin prophylaxis is associated with reduced acute rheumatic fever recurrence and a likely reduction in mortality
This strategy did not improve adherence to rheumatic heart disease secondary prophylaxis within the study time frame.
Population-based primary prevention of ARF through sore throat management may be effective in well-resourced settings like New Zealand
A multifaceted intervention was implemented using quality improvement and chronic care model approaches to improve delivery of penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease
Health systems did not meet the needs of pregnant Aboriginal women with rheumatic heart disease
Adequate resources are needed for maintenance of data quality in acute rheumatic fever/ rheumatic heart disease registers to ensure provision of evidence-based care and accurate assessment of program impact.
Young people with screening-detected RHD have worse health outcomes than screen-negative cases in Fiji.