Population
116 children with confirmed acquired heart disease referred for echocardiographic evaluation across three…
Design
Cross-sectional
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May support broader etiologic evaluation beyond RHD in Nigerian pediatric AHD; leaves open prospective studies to guide management.
Myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy and pericarditis are the most common acquired heart diseases among Nigerian children, highlighting a broad spectrum of disease beyond rheumatic heart disease.
Sadoh et al. (2014) studied this question.
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