The Impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis on Rheumatic Heart Disease Severity
Individuals at all stages of RHD severity were detected amongst those with and without an accompanying diagnosis of ARF. Individuals with first RHD diagnosis accompanied by ARF were more likely to regress. These findings support echocardiographic screening in high-risk populations to detect early RHD that can be treated with secondary antibiotic prophylaxis. Further research is required to understand the reason for differences between the ARF and noARF groups.
Authors
- Simon Thornley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-4889)
- Joshua Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-4543)
- Vicki Wade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0554-0255)
- James Marangou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-506X)
- Jacqueline Williamson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-2006)
- Gillian Whalley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-6967)
- Peter S Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7146-3318)
- Bo Remenyi
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Heart
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1454
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88