Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Procedures in Uganda

• Main Authors: Joselyn Rwebembera (Author), Andrew Y. Chang (Author), Samalie M. Kitooleko (Author), Gloria Kaudha (Author), Sarah de Loizaga (Author), Miriam Nalule (Author), Kenneth Ahabwe (Author), Wanzhu Zhang (Author), Emmy Okello (Author), Pranava Sinha (Author), Tom Mwambu (Author), Craig Sable (Author), Andrea Beaton (Author), Chris T. Longenecker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic valvular heart disease is a well-known, long-term complication of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which remains a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Access to surgical management remains limited. Outcomes of the minority proportion of patients that acce...