Rheumatic heart disease across the Western Pacific: Not just a Pacific Island problem Abouzeid, Marian, Katzenellenbogen, J, Wyber, R, Watkins, D, Johnson, TD and Carapetis, J 2017, Rheumatic heart disease across the Western Pacific: Not just a Pacific Island problem, Heart Asia, vol. 9, no. 2, doi: 10.1136/heartasia-2017-010948. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Rheumatic heart disease across the Western Pacific: Not just a Pacific Island problem Author(s) Abouzeid, Marian orcid.org/0000-0001-9673-5252 Katzenellenbogen, J Wyber, R Watkins, D Johnson, TD Carapetis, J Journal name Heart Asia Volume number 9 Issue number 2 Publisher p Publication date 2017-10-01 ISSN 1759-1104 Summary Some of the highest recorded rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prevalence and mortality rates are from the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region (WPR). RHD burden has been well documented in much of the WPR subregion of Oceania, but less is known about RHD outside the Pacific Islands and Australasia. We aimed to review RHD burden in WPR outside Oceania to identify countries with high RHD burden and those with contemporary data gaps. We searched the peer-reviewed literature for English-language primary studies published between 1980 and April 2017 that reported RHD prevalence or mortality in the 13 WPR countries/areas outside Oceania, and Taiwan. We also searched for official government reports and health indicator documents. Results were synthesised narratively and reported stratified by 2015 Human Development Index (HDI) level. 30 peer-reviewed publications fulfilling inclusion criteria were identified, representing nine countries/areas. RHD prevalence and mortality have fallen in association with economic development, particularly in very high HDI countries. In several countries that have undergone recent economic development, RHD persists particularly among older populations. In poorer WPR countries there is a persistent RHD burden, including in young populations. Some countries had no available data. Although RHD burden has declined in many high-resource settings across the WPR, in several poorer countries, the impact of RHD appears to continue. Elsewhere, insufficient contemporary data make it difficult to gauge the current status of RHD burden and control. Concerted efforts are needed to fill information gaps and implement action to address this avoidable disease. DOI 10.1136/heartasia-2017-010948 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30157697 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 10:35:31 EST Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 14:55:15 EST Mon, 25 Oct 2021, 20:36:33 EST Tue, 26 Oct 2021, 05:04:19 EST Wed, 27 Oct 2021, 08:39:17 EST Fri, 29 Oct 2021, 08:30:16 EST Fri, 29 Oct 2021, 14:21:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 70 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 25 Oct 2021, 20:36:33 EST