Validation of a simplified score for predicting latent rheumatic heart disease progression using a prospective cohort of Brazilian schoolchildren.

Bárbara Martins BechtlufftBruno Ramos NascimentoCraig SableClara Leal FragaMárcia Melo BarbosaSusana Drumond ReisAdriana Costa DiamantinoZilda Maria Alves MeiraSandra Regina Tolentino CastilhoNayana Flamini ArantesKaciane Krauss OliveiraJosé Luiz Padilha SilvaBreno De Filippo RezendeWaydder Antônio Aurélio CostaMariana Duarte MataAugusto Ferreira PereiraAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroAndrea Zawacki BeatonMaria Carmo Pereira Nunes

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The simple risk score provided an accurate prediction of RHD status at 2-year follow-up, showing a good performance in Brazilian schoolchildren, with a potential value for risk stratification and monitoring of echocardiography-detected RHD.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
rheumatoid arthritis
left ventricular
computed tomography
high resolution
human health
heart failure
climate change