OC02_08 Validation of the World Heart Federation Evidence-Based Echocardiographic Criteria for Rheumatic Heart Disease

Different echocardiographic definitions of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) have been used for screening for RHD. This led to development of the 2012 evidence-based World Heart Federation (WHF) echocardiographic criteria for RHD.1

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: B. Remenyi, J. Carapetis, K. Sidhu, N. Wilson, International standardisation of echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease working group Tags: Oral Abstract Source Type: research