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New Rheumatic Heart Disease CentreThe Kids Research Institute Australia is proud to announce the launch of a world class Centre of Research Excellence in rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers finalists for 2016 Eureka PrizesThree Perth researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have today been named finalists for the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Programs, Registers, and Access to CareRheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs have been recommended by the World Health Organization as the mainstay of reducing the burden of RHD for nearly half a century. Programs should be structured around a disease register of people living with RHD and to support delivery of secondary prophylaxis.
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Prevalence of group A Streptococcal infection in Africa to inform GAS vaccines for rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysisThe prevalence of group A streptococcal disease remains high among symptomatic individuals residing in Africa
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Time to tackle rheumatic heart disease: Data needed to drive global policy dialoguesThis report provides an update on the contemporary global and regional policy landscapes relevant to rheumatic heart disease
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Priorities for improved management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart diseaseThe results suggest that timely injection and patient education are priorities for managing ARF and RHD, particularly focusing on child-to-adult transition care
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The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: a prospective cohort studyRheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity
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Prevention of rheumatic fever and heart disease: Nepalese experienceHistorically, many young people suffered severe valvular disease and died awaiting heart valve replacement.
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Global, regional, & national burden of rheumatic heart disease, 1990-2015We estimated the global disease prevalence of and mortality due to rheumatic heart disease over a 25-year period
