The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study

Abstract Background Pre-existing maternal cardiac disease is a significant contributor to adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. In 2015–2017, our team conducted the first community-based study of maternal rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in sub-Saharan Africa and identified RHD in 88% of thos...

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Autori principali:	Sonia Voleti, Emmy Okello, Meghna Murali, Rachel Sarnacki, Albert Majwala, Renny Ssembatya, Olivia Bakka, Henriator Namisanvu, Angela Njeri, Alphonsus Matovu, Kristen DeStigter, Craig Sable, Andrea Beaton
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	BMC 2020-10-01
Serie:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Soggetti:	Rheumatic heart disease Maternal health Uganda Health disparities Echocardiography Screening
Accesso online:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03189-z
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