Consensus Statement of Cardiac Society of Nepal on Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepal

Authors

  • Deewakar Sharma Department of Cardiology, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery (HAMS), Kathmandu
  • Dipanker Prajapati Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Urmila Shakya Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu
  • Manish Shrestha Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu
  • Samir Shakya Department of Cardiology, Manmohan Cardiothoracic and Vascular Transplant Centre, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
  • Navin Chandra Gautam Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Reeju Manandhar Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Kunjang Sherpa Department of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Man Bahadur KC Department of Cardiology, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery (HAMS), Kathmandu
  • Prakash Raj Regmi Nepal Heart Foundation, Kathmandu.
  • Chandra Mani Poudel Department of Cardiology, Manmohan Cardiothoracic and Vascular Transplant Centre, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
  • Chandra Mani Adhikari Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Ratna Mani Gajurel Department of Cardiology, Manmohan Cardiothoracic and Vascular Transplant Centre, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
  • Bijoy G Rajbanshi Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Nepal Mediciti, Lalitpur, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v20i2.48955

Keywords:

Acute Rheumatic Fever, Consensus document, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Nepal.

Abstract

The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease is still significant in Nepal, especially in rural areas. It is an important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults. Diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever is based on clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic criteria. Diagnosis and management criteria need to be locally relevant and practical to our context for implementation at the national level. The Cardiac Society of Nepal initiated the development of consensus document with aim of providing a reasonable and practical format of diagnostic and management. We hope this document will be helpful for physicians, pediatricians and cardiologists of the country to diagnose and treat acute rheumatic fever and RHD.

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Published

2022-11-21

How to Cite

Sharma, D., Prajapati, D., Shakya, U., Shrestha, M., Shakya, S., Gautam, N. C., Manandhar, R., Sherpa, K., KC, M. B., Regmi, P. R., Poudel, C. M., Adhikari, C. M., Gajurel, R. M., & Rajbanshi, B. G. (2022). Consensus Statement of Cardiac Society of Nepal on Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepal. Nepalese Heart Journal, 19(2), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v20i2.48955

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