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October 2, 2025Pakistan Armed Forces Medical JournalOpen Access

Clinical Characteristics, Echocardiographic Features And Short-Term Outcomes of Children with Rheumatic Heart Diseas

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HAHafiz Muhammad Anwar-ul-HaqMAMuhammad Sohail ArshadMAMudasser Andan

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Overview

Prospective study highlights clinical characteristics and echocardiographic features in children with rheumatic heart disease, suggesting critical interventions.

Key Points

  • Children with rheumatic heart disease often present with rapid heartbeat and breathlessness, indicating serious health issues.
  • Echocardiographic assessment shows high rates of mitral regurgitation and aortic regurgitation among affected children.
  • A total of 73 children aged 4 to 18 years were examined, with 60.3% being boys, highlighting a significant gender disparity.
  • Only 8.2% of children received primary prophylaxis for rheumatic fever, emphasizing the need for earlier detection.

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Anwar-ul-Haq et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de79615b556a9128e1a656https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v75isuppl-6.8669
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