Targeted Echocardiographic Screening for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Northern Uganda: Evaluating Familial Risk Following Identification of an Index Case.

• Autori principali: Twalib Aliku (Autore), Craig Sable (Autore), Amy Scheel (Autore), Alison Tompsett (Autore), Peter Lwabi (Autore), Emmy Okello (Autore), Robert McCarter (Autore), Marshall Summar (Autore), Andrea Beaton (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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BACKGROUND:Echocardiographic screening for detection of latent RHD has shown potential as a strategy to decrease the burden of disease. However, further research is needed to determine optimal implementation strategies. RHD results from a complex interplay between environment and host susceptibility...