Insights from a Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry in a Tertiary Centre in Sabah

• Main Authors: Narwani Hussin,, Hafizah Jumat,, Wong, Mabelle, Liau, Siow Yen, Jeremy Robert Jinuin Jimin,, Beh, Boon Cong, Liew, Houng Bang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11568/1/65-414-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11568/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/7

Introduction Rheumatic heart disease is still endemic in developing countries and among the indigenous population in developed countries. However, there is no comprehensive data on rheumatic heart disease patients in Malaysia. The Cardiology Department of Queen Elizabeth ll Hospital (QEH ll), Sabah...