Handheld Echocardiography Versus Auscultation for Detection of Rheumatic Heart Disease

201570 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Justin Godown · Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

Jimmy C. Lu · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Andrea Beaton · Children's National

Craig Sable · Children's National

Grace Mirembe · Joint Clinical Research Centre

Richard E. Sanya · Gulu University

Twalib Aliku ·

Abstract

Auscultation alone is a poor screening test for RHD. HAND significantly improves detection of RHD and may be a cost-effective screening strategy for RHD in resource-limited settings.

Topics & Keywords

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 135, Issue 4, pp. e939-e944

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2774

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