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2023 World Heart Federation guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of r...
Rwebembera, Joselyn; Marangou, James; Mwita, Julius Chacha; Mocumbi, Ana Olga; Mota, Cleonice; Okello, Emmy; Nascimento, Bruno; Thorup, LeneRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries. The 2012 World Heart Federation echocardiographic criteria provided a standardized approach for the identification of RHD and facilitated an improvement in early case...
World Heart Federation roadmap on atrial fibrillation : a 2020 update
Freedman, Ben; Hindricks, Gerhard; Banerjee, Amitava; Baranchuk, Adrian; Ching, Chi Keong; Du, Xin; Fitzsimons, Donna; Healey, Jeff S.; Ikeda, TakanoriThe World Heart Federation (WHF) commenced a Roadmap initiative in 2015 to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and resultant burgeoning of healthcare costs. Roadmaps provide a blueprint for implementation of priority solutions for the principal cardiovascular diseases leading to death and disability. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of these conditions and is an increasing problem due to ageing of...