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Persistent clinical and economic burden of rheumatic heart disease in southern Brazil despite universal and broad healthcare access

31 August 2026 (09:15 - 10:00)
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Congress Presentation Part of: Rheumatic valvular heart disease: aetiology, intervention, and outcomes Rheumatic Heart Disease ESC2026 Premium Access ESC Congress 2026 European Society of Cardiology

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Mrs Ana Karyn Ehrenfried Freitas

Cruz Vermelha Brasileira Hospital, Curitiba (Brazil)

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Rising mortality from chronic rheumatic heart disease-associated heart failure among older U.S. adults, 1999-2024
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Prognostic impact of right ventricular dysfunction in rheumatic mitral stenosis
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Rheumatic valvular heart disease: aetiology, intervention, and outcomes

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