scholarly journals Trial of a New Cardiac Mass Screening System in School Children : Use of portable computer system for heart sound and electrocardiogram : A preliminary report : Proceedings of the II. Conference on Prevention for Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko OKUNI ◽  
Tomohisa HASHIMOTO ◽  
Hiroshi KOBAYASHI ◽  
T. MATSUMURA ◽  
S. TAKAHASHI
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Computer System ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
School Children ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Heart Sound ◽  
Screening System ◽  
Mass Screening System ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER (ARF) & RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) IN URBAN SCHOOL CHILDREN OF DISTRICT SRINAGAR

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (38) ◽  
pp. 7243-7249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayaz A Wani ◽  
Khurshid Iqbal ◽  
Reyaz A Malik ◽  
Bashir Ahmad Naiku ◽  
Khalid Mohiud-din ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
School Children ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

Special ReportFROM THE COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL HEALTH AND THE COMMITTEE ON RHEUMATIC FEVER

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-323
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
School Children ◽  
School Health ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

This joint report of the Committees on School Health and Rheumatic Fever of the American Academy of Pediatrics has been prepared as a guide to school authorities in determining what can be done about this disease through the schools. The school occupies a unique position in relation to rheumatic fever control. Rheumatic fever causes more deaths than any other disease in children of school age. A first attack usually occurs in children at the age when they are in the first or second grade and recurrences are most common up to the age when children are leaving high school. The insidious onset of so many cases during the school years suggests that teachers and others in daily contact with school children should be aware of early signs and symptoms which may mean acute rheumatic fever. The periodic school health examination when done hastily without removal of clothing may miss children with rheumatic heart disease. On the other hand, children may be labeled with the diagnosis of a rheumatic heart because a heart murmur Was wrongly interpreted. This serves to emphasize the opportunities as well as the difficulties of discovering rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in school children. Improvement of School Medical Procedures The American Academy of Pediatrics believes the problem of what to do about rheumatic fever through the schools is an integral part of what should be done about the health of all school children. The following recommendations, while pointed towards case-finding and health supervision of the rheumatic child, will, if applied, lead to better health service for all school children. The periodic school medical examination should be improved: 1. By obtaining a health history of the child from the parent and the teacher, if possible, at the time of the child's examination. 2. By being performed without haste and with the child disrobed. 3. By the employment of physicians trained in pediatrics, if possible. Where this is not feasible, arrangements should be made for giving physicians who make school medical examinations additional clinical training in normal child growth and development as well as in children's medical problems including rheumatic fever and heart disease. 4. By allowing time for the physicians to plan with the nurse and parent for medical attention. The examination is then more likely to be of greater aid in getting medical care for school children who need it.

scholarly journals Epidemiological survey of Rheumatic fever, Rheumatic heart disease and Congenital heart disease among school children in Kathmandu valley of Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipanker Prajapati ◽  
Deewakar Sharma ◽  
Prakash Raj Regmi ◽  
Harihar Khanal ◽  
Sajan Gopal Baidya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
School Children ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

Background and Aims: Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease and Congenital Heart disease are the most common cardiac problems in school children. Prior studies have reported different prevalence rate of Rheumatic Heart Disease among different groups of population of Nepal. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease and Congenital Heart Disease among school children in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Methods: Cardiac screening of 34,876 school children from 115 randomly selected public schools from two cities of Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu and Lalitpur) was done. Cases with abnormal findings in auscultation underwent echocardiography and the diagnosis was confirmed. Results: The prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease was noted to be 1 per thousand and prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease was found to be 0.90 per thousand (in the age group 5-16 years) with the most common lesion being Mitral Regurgitation. No significant statistical difference was noted between male and female students in both the cases of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Congenital Heart Disease. No cases of Acute Rheumatic Fever were noted. Conclusion: The prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease among school children in Kathmandu valley was noted to be lower than reported in similar previous studies. Primary and secondary prevention programs of RF/RHD have been effective in Nepal and are needed to be strengthened and expanded to further reduce the burden of these diseases. Nepalese Heart Journal | Volume 10 | No.1 | November 2013| Pages 1-5 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njh.v10i1.9738

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