Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is preventable, yet continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries. In this Review, Kathryn Roberts and colleagues examine whether RHD fulfils the 1994 Council of Europe criteria for a disease suitable for screening, assess cardiac auscultation and echocardiography as methods of screening for RHD, and discuss areas of controversy that require further research in order to make recommendations about screening for this disease.
- Kathryn Roberts
- Samantha Colquhoun
- Jonathan Carapetis
