Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Procedures in Uganda
Rwebembera J, Chang A, Kitooleko S, Kaudha G, de Loizaga S, Nalule M, Ahabwe K, Zhang W, Okello E, Sinha P, Mwambu T, Sable C, Beaton A, Longenecker C. Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Procedures in Uganda. Global Heart 2023, 18: 62. PMID: 38028964, PMCID: PMC10655755, DOI: 10.5334/gh.1260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic heart diseaseAcute rheumatic feverComplication of acute rheumatic feverHeart diseaseValve surgery proceduresPost-operative survivalCohort of patientsProportion of patientsOutcome of operated patientsRetrospective cohort studyFifteen-year survivalValvular heart diseaseChronic valvular heart diseaseLong-term complicationsMortality of patientsValve surgeryValve repairValvular operationsValve proceduresPublic health problemRe-operationValve replacementSurgical managementUgandan patientsValvular interventions