The clinical characteristics of adults with rheumatic heart disease in Yangon, Myanmar: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major cause of premature death in low and middle-income countries. The greatest barrier to RHD control is neglect of the disease in national health policies and a lack of prevalence data that might inform control efforts. Myanmar is making remarkable progress against many infectious diseases, but there are almost no data to define the clinical burden of RHD in the country. This prospective audit was performed in an adult medical ward of a tertiary-referral hospital in Yangon, to gain an insight into the prevalence of RHD in Myanmar.

Principal findings

All patients admitted to the ward between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017 were eligible for enrolment. RHD was confirmed in 96 patients who were admitted on 134 occasions, representi

SUBMITTER: Myint NPST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821331 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature