Publications by authors named "Sanjali A C Ahuja"
Introduction: The ESC and ACC/AHA regularly publish guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease. By definition, a guideline should follow strict methodological criteria, and have a transparent, traceable and reproducible development process. We aimed to assess the overall strength of the recommendations and rigour of methodological development in ESC and ACC/AHA guidelines.
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- - Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a major cause of valvular heart disease globally, significantly impacting pregnancy outcomes, and echocardiography may play a key role in screening pregnant women for RHD in high-prevalence areas.
- - A review of 432 reports found 10 non-controlled studies involving 23,166 women, revealing RHD prevalence rates between 0.4% and 6.6% but with low certainty of evidence and high variability among studies.
- - While incorporating echocardiography in antenatal care might help detect RHD and other cardiac issues in asymptomatic pregnant women, more robust research is needed to validate its effectiveness compared to standard care.