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    Handheld echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease by non-experts

    Handheld echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease by non-experts

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    Handheld echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease by non-experts

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    Length:
    10 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 7, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Heart digital media editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr Michelle Ploutz from the Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, to discuss her recent paper in Heart, entitled "Handheld echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease by non-experts".

    They cover using echocardiography, performed by trained local nurses, to diagnose rheumatic heart disease in Uganda. The need for this approach, and how it fared in this study of 1000 African school children are revealed.

    Read the full article here: http://heart.bmj.com/content/102/1/35.full.
    Released:
    Mar 7, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    From June 2023, all our podcasts will move to https://heartbmj.podbean.com. You can continue with your subscription on your favourite podcast App. Heart is an international, peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Each issue contains original research, accompanying editorials and reviews. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.