<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jacobson, Anne</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sheikh, Sheryar A.</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Developing World</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008-10-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">29-29</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Although the latter part of the last century saw a dramatic decline in the incidence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the developed world, it remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Worldwide, more than 15 million individuals have RHD. Socioeconomic gradient remains the most important barrier among these countries or within a developing country with regard to both susceptibility to RHD and availability of cardiovascular care.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume></record></records></xml>