Incidence, prevalence and outcome of rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: A systematic review of contemporary studies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2015, Pages 375-383

  Zühlke, Liesl J ^a,b   Engel, Mark E ^a,b   Watkins, David ^a,b,c   Mayosi, Bongani M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mortality; Prevalence; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INCIDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84941595703     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.145     Document Type: Review

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