With Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Mild Rheumatic Heart Disease Rarely Progresses Over 5 Years

Journal of the American Heart Association 2026 Open access

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Authors: Joselyn Rwebembera, Craig Sable, Anneke C Grobler, Jafesi Pulle, Amy M. Scheel, Atukunda Mucunguzi, Alison M. Spaziani, Daniel Engelman, Jonathan Carapetis, G Karthikeyan, Peter Solomon Lwabi, Liesl Joanna Zuhlke
+14 more Maria C P Nunes, Nigel Wilson, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Emma Ndagire, Christine Mwaka Okwera, Susan Akullo, Julious Etyang, Alannah Rudkin, Rachel Sarnacki, Miriam Nakitto, Brenda Atim, Emmy Okello, Andrew Steer, Andrea Beaton
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.046842
Cited by: 1
References: 4

Fields of Study & Subjects

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of the American Heart Association
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
e046842–e046842
Publication date
14 January 2026
Language
EN