The American Heart Association's Call to Action for Reducing the Global Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association

Andrea Beaton; Flavia B. Kamalembo; James Dale; Joseph H. Kado; Ganesan Karthikeyan; Dhruv S. Kazi; Chris T. Longenecker; Jeremiah Mwangi; Emmy Okello; Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro; Kathryn A. Taubert; David A. Watkins; Rosemary Wyber; Meghan Zimmerman; Jonathan Carapetis

doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000922

The American Heart Association's Call to Action for Reducing the Global Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association

Andrea Beaton, Flavia B. Kamalembo, James Dale, Joseph H. Kado, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Dhruv S. Kazi, Chris T. Longenecker, Jeremiah Mwangi, Emmy Okello, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Kathryn A. Taubert, David A. Watkins, Rosemary Wyber, Meghan Zimmerman, Jonathan Carapetis

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects ≈40 million people and claims nearly 300 000 lives each year. The historic passing of a World Health Assembly resolution on RHD in 2018 now mandates a coordinated global response. The American Heart Association is committed to serving as a global champion and leader in RHD care and prevention. Here, we pledge support in 5 key areas: (1) professional healthcare worker education and training, (2) technical support for the implementation of evidence-based strategies for rheumatic fever/RHD prevention, (3) access to essential medications and technologies, (4) research, and (5) advocacy to increase global awareness, resources, and capacity for RHD control. In bolstering the efforts of the American Heart Association to combat RHD, we hope to inspire others to collaborate, communicate, and contribute.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E358-E368
Journal	Circulation
Volume	142
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000922
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2020

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Beaton, A., Kamalembo, F. B., Dale, J., Kado, J. H., Karthikeyan, G., Kazi, D. S., Longenecker, C. T., Mwangi, J., Okello, E., Ribeiro, A. L. P., Taubert, K. A., Watkins, D. A., Wyber, R., Zimmerman, M., & Carapetis, J. (2020). The American Heart Association's Call to Action for Reducing the Global Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142(20), E358-E368. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000922

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