Challenges of using ultrasounds for subclinical rheumatic heart disease screening

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3061-

  Grimaldi, Antonio ^a,b   Ammirati, Enrico ^a,b   Mirabel, Mariana ^c   Marijon, Eloi ^c,d  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Nsambya Home Care   (Uganda)

^c PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^d Maputo Heart Institute   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Rheumatic heart disease; Subclinical valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCLINICAL RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; UGANDA;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SUBCLINICAL VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; UGANDA;

EID: 84883824714     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.083     Document Type: Article

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