PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Sheikh, Sheryar A.
TI  - Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Developing World
DP  - 2008 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 29--29
VI  - 8
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/6/29.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/6/29.full
AB  - 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.