Sugested by the AMICOR Maria Ines Reinert Azambuja
Rheumatic heart disease in the Pacific island nations
Published: 10 March 2018
Showing posts with label Rheumatic Heart Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rheumatic Heart Disease. Show all posts
Friday, March 09, 2018
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
ENDEMIC CONDITIONS: RHD AND THE BOTTOM BILLION
ENDEMIC CONDITIONS: RHD AND THE BOTTOM BILLION
The World Heart Federation recently attended a Partners in Health Conference, sponsored by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, the Global Taskforce on Expanding Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries and the NCD Alliance. /.../
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
RHEUMATIC FEVER/RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN SOUTH AMERICA
Estimados amigos do coração (AMICOR)
Durante o próximo Congresso Mundial de Cardiologia que se realizará em Buenos Aires de 18 a 21 do mês de maio próximo, terei como um dos meus compromissos falar sobre Febre Reumática e Cardiopatia Reumática na América do Sul, durante a sessão intitulada Desafios Regionais para as Doenças Cardiovasculares ao redor do mundo, no dia 19 às 16 horas.
Embora as estatísticas tenham magnitude bem menor e decrescente quando comparadas com outros subgrupos Cardiovasculares, a doença persiste e merece nossa atenção por afetar predominantemente escolares e adultos jovens, por se dispor de recursos preventivos efetivos e por não contar com o interesse da indústria nem estar no foco da pesquisa acadêmica.
Os investimentos na doença, além de custo-efetivos, podem ser – como foi no caso do Brasil em 1972 – uma boa estratégia para sensibilizar a saúde pública a abordar com sucesso outras doenças cardiovasculares e doenças crônicas.
Estou interessado em receber informações sobre o problema e sua abordagem na América do Sul, e/ou nomes de pessoas que possam contribuir para uma apresentação atualizada, na qual os respectivos créditos serão obviamente assegurados.
Dear friends of the heart (AMICOR)
During the next World Congress of Cardiology to be held in Buenos Aires (18-21 of May) I am committed to talk on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in South America, in the Session "Regional challenges for CVD around the world".
Although the statistics show downtrend magnitude comparatively with other CVD subgroups, the disease follows present and deserves our attention because affects predominantly school-children and young adults, and there are effective prevention methods of control, even not being in the focus of the industry and academic research interest.
Investments in the disease, parallel to be cost-effective, may be – as was the case of Brazil in 1972 – a good strategy to sensitize public health to approach successfully other CVD and Chronic Diseases.
I am interested in to receive information on the problem and related activities in South America, and/or name of people that may contribute to an updated presentation (with the correspondent credits respected, obviously).
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Developing Countries
Jonathan R. Carapetis, Ph.D., F.R.A.C.P.
Only 30 or 40 years ago, rheumatic fever was a common topic in the Journal. A PubMed search for articles on rheumatic fever published between 1967 and 1976 returned 55 New England Journal of Medicine articles — fewer than for endocarditis (77) but more than for stroke and syphilis (24 entries each). A similar PubMed search for the decade 1997 through 2006 yielded just eight entries for rheumatic fever. This trend holds for all Medline-indexed journals: an average of 516 articles on rheumatic fever per year from 1967 through 1976, but only 172 per year from 1997 through 2006. Most observers would probably consider this decrease to be a reasonable reflection of the waning incidence of the disease. After all, in the mid-20th century, children with rheumatic fever occupied many of the beds in pediatric wards in industrialized countries — indeed, entire hospitals were dedicated to the treatment of, and rehabilitation from, rheumatic fever. But in the latter half of the 20th century, rheumatic fever receded as an important health problem in almost all wealthy countries. Today, most physicians in these countries are unlikely ever to see a case of acute rheumatic fever, and their experience with rheumatic heart disease will be limited to heart-valve lesions in older patients who had rheumatic fever in their youth.
The reality, however, is that the decrease in publications reflects only the waning burden of disease among the less than 20% of the world's population living in high-income countries. For everyone else, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are bigger problems than ever. It was estimated recently that worldwide 15.6 million people have rheumatic heart disease and that there are 470,000 new cases of rheumatic fever and 233,000 deaths attributable to rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease each year.1 These are conservative estimates — the actual figures are likely to be substantially higher. Almost all these cases and deaths occur in developing countries.
Only 30 or 40 years ago, rheumatic fever was a common topic in the Journal. A PubMed search for articles on rheumatic fever published between 1967 and 1976 returned 55 New England Journal of Medicine articles — fewer than for endocarditis (77) but more than for stroke and syphilis (24 entries each). A similar PubMed search for the decade 1997 through 2006 yielded just eight entries for rheumatic fever. This trend holds for all Medline-indexed journals: an average of 516 articles on rheumatic fever per year from 1967 through 1976, but only 172 per year from 1997 through 2006. Most observers would probably consider this decrease to be a reasonable reflection of the waning incidence of the disease. After all, in the mid-20th century, children with rheumatic fever occupied many of the beds in pediatric wards in industrialized countries — indeed, entire hospitals were dedicated to the treatment of, and rehabilitation from, rheumatic fever. But in the latter half of the 20th century, rheumatic fever receded as an important health problem in almost all wealthy countries. Today, most physicians in these countries are unlikely ever to see a case of acute rheumatic fever, and their experience with rheumatic heart disease will be limited to heart-valve lesions in older patients who had rheumatic fever in their youth.
The reality, however, is that the decrease in publications reflects only the waning burden of disease among the less than 20% of the world's population living in high-income countries. For everyone else, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are bigger problems than ever. It was estimated recently that worldwide 15.6 million people have rheumatic heart disease and that there are 470,000 new cases of rheumatic fever and 233,000 deaths attributable to rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease each year.1 These are conservative estimates — the actual figures are likely to be substantially higher. Almost all these cases and deaths occur in developing countries.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
World Heart Federation : Rheumatic Heart Disease Network
World Heart Federation : Rheumatic Heart Disease Network: "The World Heart Federation's web site for rheumatic heart disease control is an international resource developed primarily for clinicians, health practitioners and policy-makers in developing countries where the disease is still common. Its purpose is to promote rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease control through the use of register-based secondary prevention.
The Centre provides register databases, as well as the latest rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease guidelines, educational and training materials, available free of charge. It also provides an email contact for asking questions and sharing information and experience on rheumatic heart disease control.
The World Heart Federation also invites users to submit local rheumatic heart disease programme and training materials to this site through the email contact. Materials can be included on the site for use by others around the world.
World Heart Federation resources and training materials >
Other international resources and training materials >
The Centre provides register databases, as well as the latest rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease guidelines, educational and training materials, available free of charge. It also provides an email contact for asking questions and sharing information and experience on rheumatic heart disease control.
The World Heart Federation also invites users to submit local rheumatic heart disease programme and training materials to this site through the email contact. Materials can be included on the site for use by others around the world.
World Heart Federation resources and training materials >
Other international resources and training materials >
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