The Impact of a Handheld Ultrasound Device in a Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening Program in Ethiopia

• Hauptverfasser: Zach Kaltenborn (Verfasst von), Anteneh Zewde (Verfasst von), Jonathan Kirsch (Verfasst von), Michelle Yates (Verfasst von), Katelyn Tessier (Verfasst von), Eileen Nemec (Verfasst von), Ronald Johannsen (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Rheumatic heart disease affects 33 million people in low and middle income countries and is the leading cause of cardiovascular death among children and young adults. Penicillin prophylaxis prevents progression in asymptomatic disease. Efforts to expand echocardiographic screening are fo...