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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
2023 World Heart Federation guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease
Nature Reviews Cardiology, Year 2023
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Description
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. © 2023, Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rwebembera, Joselyn
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Heart Institute
Mwita, Julius Chacha
Botswana, Gaborone
Princess Marina Hospital
Mocumbi, Ana Olga H.
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Mota, Cleonice De Carvalho Coelho
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Okello, Emmy S.
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Heart Institute
Nascimento, Bruno Ramos
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Beaton, Andrea Zawacki
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Kado, Joseph H.
Australia, Perth
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Kumar, R. Krishna
India, Kochi
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences India
Lawrenson, John Bernard
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Marijon, Éloi
France, Paris
Hôpital Européen Georges-pompidou
Mirabel, Mariana M.
France, Paris
L'institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Nunes, Maria Carmo Pereira
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Piñeiro, Daniel José
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Pinto, Fausto J.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Ralston, Katherine
Switzerland, Geneva
World Heart Federation
Sable, Craig Andrew
United States, Washington
Children’s National Hospital
Sanyahumbi, Amy E.Sims
United States, Houston
Baylor College of Medicine
Saxena, Anitá K.
India, Rohtak
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences
Sliwa, Karen S.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Steer, Andrew C.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Melbourne
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Viali, Satupa’itea
Samoa, Apia
National University of Samoa
Wheaton, Gavin R.
Australia, Adelaide
Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide
Wilson, Nigel J.
New Zealand, Auckland
Starship Children's Health
Zühlke, Liesl Joanna
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Reményi, Bo
Australia, Darwin
Charles Darwin University
Australia, Darwin
Royal Darwin Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 26
Affiliations: 31
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41569-023-00940-9
ISSN:
17595002
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Systematic review