Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Fever in India: An Achievable Health Target
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Wincars
Abstract
A comprehensive national strategy has been proposed for the prevention and control of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in India, in the blueprint published. The present review article reviews its concepts with special reference to the utility of penicillin in the prophylaxis of ARF/RHD, the utility of echocardiography as the early marker of RHD, the concept of elimination or eradication of ARF/RHD, and the current scenario of prevention and control of ARF/RHD in India.
First Page
216
Last Page
224
DOI
10.25259/IJCDW_84_2024
Publication Date
7-1-2025
Recommended Citation
Manju Bhargav, B. R. and Sivasankaran, Sivasubramonian, "Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Fever in India: An Achievable Health Target" (2025). Open Access archive. 12962.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/12962
