학술논문
Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Zühlke, Liesl; Engel, Mark E.; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Mackie, Pam; Cupido, Blanche; Mauff, Katya; Islam, Shofiqul; Joachim, Alexia; Daniels, Rezeen; Francis, Veronica; Ogendo, Stephen; Gitura, Bernard; Mondo, Charles; Okello, Emmy; Lwabi, Peter; Al-Kebsi, Mohammed M.; Hugo-Hamman, Christopher; Sheta, Sahar S.; Haileamlak, Abraham; Daniel, Wandimu; Goshu, Dejuma Y.; Abdissa, Senbeta G.; Desta, Araya G.; Shasho, Bekele A.; Begna, Dufera M.; ElSayed, Ahmed; Ibrahim, Ahmed S.; Musuku, John; Bode-Thomas, Fidelia; Okeahialam, Basil N.; Ige, Olukemi; Sutton, Christopher; Misra, Rajeev; Abul Fadl, Azza; Kennedy, Neil; Damasceno, Albertino; Sani, Mahmoud; Ogah, Okechukwu S.; Olunuga, Taiwo; Elhassan, Huda H.M.; Mocumbi, Ana Olga; Adeoye, Abiodun M.; Mntla, Phindile; Ojji, Dike; Mucumbitsi, Joseph; Teo, Koon; Yusuf, Salim; Mayosi, Bongani M.
Source
European Heart Journal. May 07, 2015 36(18):1115-1122
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0195-668X
Abstract
AIMS: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) accounts for over a million premature deaths annually; however, there is little contemporary information on presentation, complications, and treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective registry enrolled 3343 patients (median age 28 years, 66.2% female) presenting with RHD at 25 hospitals in 12 African countries, India, and Yemen between January 2010 and November 2012. The majority (63.9%) had moderate-to-severe multivalvular disease complicated by congestive heart failure (33.4%), pulmonary hypertension (28.8%), atrial fibrillation (AF) (21.8%), stroke (7.1%), infective endocarditis (4%), and major bleeding (2.7%). One-quarter of adults and 5.3% of children had decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic function; 23% of adults and 14.1% of children had dilated LVs. Fifty-five percent (n = 1761) of patients were on secondary antibiotic prophylaxis. Oral anti-coagulants were prescribed in 69.5% (n = 946) of patients with mechanical valves (n = 501), AF (n = 397), and high-risk mitral stenosis in sinus rhythm (n = 48). However, only 28.3% (n = 269) had a therapeutic international normalized ratio. Among 1825 women of childbearing age (12–51 years), only 3.6% (n = 65) were on contraception. The utilization of valvuloplasty and valve surgery was higher in upper-middle compared with lower-income countries. CONCLUSION: Rheumatic heart disease patients were young, predominantly female, and had high prevalence of major cardiovascular complications. There is suboptimal utilization of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, oral anti-coagulation, and contraception, and variations in the use of percutaneous and surgical interventions by country income level.