title: The management of patients with rheumatic valvular heart disease in rural communities.
abstract: Chronic rheumatic heart disease is common in South Africa and requires lifelong supervision. Experience of a cardiac clinic in a second-tier hospital serving a large rural population is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Mdantsane, E. Cape.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Strang
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants