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Editorial
. 2023 Oct;8(Suppl 9):e014300.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014300.

Prospects for the future: supporting the elimination of rheumatic heart disease - a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Proceedings

Mary Y Masterson #  1 , Andrea Z Beaton #  2   3 , Makeda J Williams  4 , Kathleen N Fenton  4 , Geetha P Bansal  5 , Ana O Mocumbi  6   7 , Jonathan R Carapetis  8   9 , David C Goff Jr  4 , George A Mensah  4
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Prospects for the future: supporting the elimination of rheumatic heart disease - a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Proceedings

Mary Y Masterson et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Infections, diseases, disorders, injuries; Prevention strategies; Public Health; Review.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: AZB and AOM have received funding support from the National Institutes of Health. AZB received funding support from American Heart Association, Leducq Foundation, Edwards Lifesciences –Every Heartbeat Matters, The Philips Foundation and Thrasher Pediatric Research Fund.

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Figure 1
The goals of the workshop and pre-meeting activities. ARF, acute rheumatic fever; GAS, group A streptococcal; RHD, rheumatic heart disease.
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