Pilot Study on Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Urban and Rural Angola by Echocardiography

Michelle Kwok, Chi-Ming Chow, Karen Henriksen, Aaron Jones, Stephen Foster, Keith Kwok and Michael Bentley-Taylor
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Michelle Kwok: University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia
Chi-Ming Chow: University of Toronto, Department of Cardiology, Toronto, Canada
Aaron Jones: Rio da Huila Hospital, Huila, Angola
Stephen Foster: Clinica Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango, Lubango, Angola
Keith Kwok: Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Michael Bentley-Taylor: University of Toronto, Department of Cardiology, Toronto, Canada

Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy, 2015, vol. 1, issue 1, 11-17

Abstract: Rheumatic heart disease is an important cause of death and disability in young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease has been studied in many African countries, but no such report for Angola.

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Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.19080/JOCCT.2015.01.555554

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