SEP 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Latin America: a contemporary review of epidemiology
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
A narrative review synthesizing scattered epidemiologic data on RHD in Latin America, lacking a systematic methodology, meta-analysis, or new primary data to support quantitative claims beyond citation of existing estimates.
Reported
Global RHD prevalenceover 55 million individuals
Global annual RHD mortalitymore than 390,000 deaths