This publication in Lancet Global Health (Impact factor 27) from Dr. Craig Sable’s $3.7 Million AHA Rheumatic Heart Disease Network grant includes several current and former Children’s National faculty and fellows in multiple divisions (Cardiology, Neurology Infectious Disease and Dermatology). It is the first population-based study to estimate the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in sub-Saharan Africa. These data dispel the long-held hypothesis that the condition does not exist in sub-Saharan Africa and compel investment in improving prevention, recognition, and diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
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