Recent Advances on the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease

The global burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains substantial, particularly in low-income countries, despite advancements in prevention and management strategies. This article emphasizes the strategies related to primordial prevention, primary prevention, and secondary prevention, including...

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Main Authors: Jiawen Zhang, Songhao Jia, Yuhe Chen, Jie Han, Hongjia Zhang, Wenjian Jiang
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Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1402
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description The global burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains substantial, particularly in low-income countries, despite advancements in prevention and management strategies. This article emphasizes the strategies related to primordial prevention, primary prevention, and secondary prevention, including recent advancements in vaccine development, and discusses current challenges in management and future research directions. For treatment, it evaluates percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, mitral valve repair, and replacement, noting the advantages of individualized approaches based on patient conditions. Addressing RHD’s global burden requires equitable access to surgical treatments, robust healthcare systems, and sustainable strategies for prevention and care.
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spelling doaj-art-812f6a3033684a4fa7d94e3d46c9c85c2025-08-20T02:55:54ZengUbiquity PressGlobal Heart2211-81792025-02-01201171710.5334/gh.14021383Recent Advances on the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart DiseaseJiawen Zhang0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2731-7998Songhao Jia1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7084-4549Yuhe Chen2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6632-8895Jie Han3Hongjia Zhang4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5737-4084Wenjian Jiang5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-6573Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029; Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing 100069; Key Lab of Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Disease, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029; Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing 100069; Key Lab of Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Disease, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029; Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing 100069; Key Lab of Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Disease, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069The global burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains substantial, particularly in low-income countries, despite advancements in prevention and management strategies. This article emphasizes the strategies related to primordial prevention, primary prevention, and secondary prevention, including recent advancements in vaccine development, and discusses current challenges in management and future research directions. For treatment, it evaluates percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, mitral valve repair, and replacement, noting the advantages of individualized approaches based on patient conditions. Addressing RHD’s global burden requires equitable access to surgical treatments, robust healthcare systems, and sustainable strategies for prevention and care.https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1402rheumatic heart diseasepreventionvaccinesurgerymitral valve repair
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rheumatic heart disease
prevention
vaccine
surgery
mitral valve repair
title Recent Advances on the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease
title_full Recent Advances on the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease
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title_short Recent Advances on the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease
title_sort recent advances on the prevention and management of rheumatic heart disease
topic rheumatic heart disease
prevention
vaccine
surgery
mitral valve repair
url https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1402
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