Surgery for rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory, Australia, 1997-2016: what have we gained?

James DoranDavid CantyKaren DempseyAlan CassNadarajah KangaharanBo RemenyiGeorgie BrunsdonMalcolm McDonaldClare HealZhiqiang WangColin RoyseAlistair RoyseJacqueline MeinNigel GrayJayme BennettsRobert A BakerMaida StewartSteven SutcliffeBenjamin ReevesUpasna DoranPatricia RankineRichard FejoElisabeth HeenanRipudaman JalotaMarcus IltonRoss Roberts-ThomsonJason KingRosemary WyberJonathan DoranAndrew WebsterJoshua Hanson

Published in: BMJ global health (2023)

Survival after valve replacement for RHD in this region of Australia has not improved. Although the patients were young, many had multiple comorbidities, which influenced long-term outcomes. The increasing prevalence of complex comorbidity in the region is a barrier to achieving optimal health outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
rheumatoid arthritis
risk factors
aortic stenosis
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
atrial fibrillation