Rheumatic Heart Disease Is a Neglected Disease Relative to Its Burden Worldwide: Findings From Global Burden of Disease 2019
Ghamari S, Abbasi‐Kangevari M, Moghaddam S, Aminorroaya A, Rezaei N, Shobeiri P, Esfahani Z, Malekpour M, Rezaei N, Ghanbari A, Keykhaei M, Naderian M, Larijani B, Majnoon M, Farzadfar F, Mokdad A. Rheumatic Heart Disease Is a Neglected Disease Relative to Its Burden Worldwide: Findings From Global Burden of Disease 2019. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e025284. PMID: 35730651, PMCID: PMC9333364, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.025284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability-adjusted life yearsRheumatic heart diseaseAge-standardized incidenceAge-standardized deathBirth cohort effectsSociodemographic indexRheumatic heart disease burdenLife yearsPrevalence ratesCohort effectsHighest age-standardized incidenceAge-standardized disability-adjusted life yearsAge-period-cohort analysisDisability-adjusted life year ratesGlobal Burden of DiseasePrevalence rate of rheumatic heart diseaseHeart diseaseMiddle-income countriesSociodemographic index levelsBurden of diseaseBurden of rheumatic heart diseaseRate of rheumatic heart diseaseIncidence of rheumatic heart diseaseCountry's sociodemographic indexAssess inequalities