Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous young peoples

Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden and lived experience of these conditions for Indigenous young peoples in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We outline the direct and indirect drivers of rheumatic heart disease risk and their mitigation.

Citation:
Wyber R, Wade V, Anderson A, Schreiber Y, Saginur R, Brown A, Carapetis JR. Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous young peoples. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021;5(6):437-46.

Keywords:
Indigenous children; rheumatic heart disease; rheumatic fever

Abstract:
Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden and lived experience of these conditions for Indigenous young peoples in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We outline the direct and indirect drivers of rheumatic heart disease risk and their mitigation.