Clinical outcomes of children with rheumatic heart disease.
Meghan ZimmermanSamalie KitoolekoEmmy OkelloNicholas OllberdingPranava SinhaTom MwambuCraig SableAndrea Zawacki BeatonChristopher T LongeneckerPeter LwabiPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2022)
The mortality rate of children with clinical RHD in Uganda exceeds 30%, over an 8-year time frame, despite in-country access to cardiac interventions. Children at highest risk were those with cardiac complications at baseline and severe RHD.