Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and agreement of echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease using the World Heart Federation evidence-based criteria

Conclusions The WHF echocardiographic criteria enable reproducible categorisation of echocardiograms as definite RHD versus no or borderline RHD and hence it would be a suitable tool for screening and monitoring disease progression. The study highlights the strengths and limitations of the WHF echo criteria and provides a platform for future revisions.

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Source: Heart Asia - June 24, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Remenyi, B., Carapetis, J., Stirling, J. W., Ferreira, B., Kumar, K., Lawrenson, J., Marijon, E., Mirabel, M., Mocumbi, A. O., Mota, C., Paar, J., Saxena, A., Scheel, J., Viali, S., Vijayalakshmi, I. B., Wheaton, G. R., Zuhlke, L., Sidhu, K., Dimalapang, Tags: Original research Source Type: research