Rheumatic Heart Disease Burden: A Comparative Analysis between the United States and the European Union.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major challenge to global health, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Even though RHD is rare in high-income countries, it still poses a health challenge, yet there is a lack of data on its impact within the highest-income regions.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to compare the epidemiology of RHD in the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU).

Methods

Data on RHD burden were collected using the Global Disease Burden Study 2021 using the Global Health Data Exchange query tool. Age-standardized rates of incidence (ASIR), prevalence (ASPR), death (ASDR), disability-adjusted life years (ASDALY), years lived with disability (ASYLD), and years of life lost (ASYLL) were collected. Estimated

SUBMITTER: Milutinovic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature