Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in a Ugandan Orphanage: Feasibility and Outcomes.

Massimo MapelliPaola ZagniValeria CalbiLaura FusiniAliku TwalibRoberto FerraraIrene Mattavelli Laura AlberghinaElisabetta SalvioniCyprian OpiraJackson KansiimeGloria TamboriniMauro PepiPiergiuseppe Agostoni

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

We demonstrated the feasibility of an echocardiographic screening for RHD in an orphanage in Uganda. A few factors, such as good clinical and hygienic care, the availability of antibiotics and closeness to a big hospital, may account for the low prevalence of the disease in our population.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
healthcare
left ventricular
mitral valve
left atrial
palliative care
risk factors
ejection fraction
big data
heart failure
emergency department
type diabetes
pain management
acute care
deep learning
glycemic control