Survival of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indonesian Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a preventable cause of cardiovascular deaths in children in low- and middle-income countries. However, long-term outcome data of children with RHD is still lacking in Indonesia.

Objective

To investigate the long-term outcomes of RHD, particularly the survival rates and the predictors.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was done in children aged less than 18 years old admitted with RHD at a tertiary hospital (Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Indonesia) from 2011-2021. Survival time was estimated from the date of first diagnosis of RHD to the survival endpoint (date of mortality or censoring). Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank test and Cox-regression analysis were used for survival analysis and the predictors.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Arafuri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562774 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature