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

• Egile Nagusiak: Zach Kaltenborn (Egilea), Anteneh Zewde (Egilea), Jonathan Kirsch (Egilea), Michelle Yates (Egilea), Katelyn Tessier (Egilea), Eileen Nemec (Egilea), Ronald Johannsen (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: 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...