The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study

• Main Authors: Sonia Voleti (Author), Emmy Okello (Author), Meghna Murali (Author), Rachel Sarnacki (Author), Albert Majwala (Author), Renny Ssembatya (Author), Olivia Bakka (Author), Henriator Namisanvu (Author), Angela Njeri (Author), Alphonsus Matovu (Author), Kristen DeStigter (Author), Craig Sable (Author), Andrea Beaton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pre-existing maternal cardiac disease is a significant contributor to adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. In 2015-2017, our team conducted the first community-based study of maternal rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in sub-Saharan Africa and identified RHD in 88% of thos...