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Standard echocardiography versus handheld echocardiography for the detection of subclinical rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a permanent heart valve condition resulting from an abnormal immune reaction to group A streptococcal (GAS) infection typically occurring in childhood. If left untreated, disease progression can result in irreversible heart valve damage, cardiac failure, stroke and p...

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Main Author: Telford, Lisa Helen
Other Authors: Engel, Mark E
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Medicine 2019
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