Integrated community-based screening for cardiovascular diseases of childhood.
World Health Forum
; 18(1): 24-7, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD) and congenital heart disease cause considerable disability and mortality among children, especially in developing countries. In the Shimla Hills of northern India, integrated first-level symptom-based screening for cardiovascular diseases has been conducted in 15,080 schoolchildren aged 5-16 years, with good results. Histories of fever, sore throat, swollen or painful joints, breathlessness, fatigue, and involuntary movements were noted. A physician then looked for objective evidence of RF/RHD, congenital heart disease, or functional murmur in all of the children. When any of those conditions was suspected, the cases were referred to a cardiologist at a tertiary care center, where detailed investigations were conducted. There were 45 cases of RF/RHD, 912 of functional murmur, and 34 of congenital heart disease. Traditional secondary prophylaxis programs for RF/RHD usually exclude congenital heart disease cases even though they also need treatment. This strategy used in Shimla Hills is more ethical and cost-effective than screening programs concerned exclusively with the control of RF/RHD.
Palavras-chave
Age Factors; Asia; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Cardiovascular Effects; Child; Community Health Services; Congenital Abnormalities; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Examinations And Diagnoses; Health; Health Services; India; Infections; Integrated Programs; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Organization And Administration; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Programs; Rheumatic Fever; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Screening; Southern Asia; Summary Report; Youth
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiopatia Reumática
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Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World Health Forum
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia
País de publicação:
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