stock-resources/diagnosis-managementrheumatic-fever-guideline.pdf This is a very comprehensive document that is available resource for anyone with a serious interest in RHD Nishimura RA, et al 2017 AHA/ACC focused update of the 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on clinical practice guidelines Circulation 2017;135(25):e1159–e1195 This set of guidelines is quite similar to the ESC guidelines The primary focus is adults with valvular heart disease Remenyi B, et al Valvular aspects of rheumatic heart disease Lancet 2016;387(10025):1335– 1346 This review outlines current management strategies for valvular rheumatic heart disease on the basis of either sound evidence or expert consensus, and highlight areas needing future research and development Yacoub M, et al Eliminating acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Lancet 2017;390(10091):212–213 Yacoub M, Hosny H, Afifi A Improving postoperative outcome of congenital heart surgery in low/middle-income countries: climbing mount excellence Heart 2017;103(21):1658–1659 Some of the lessons learned on improving the results of congenital heart surgery in low and middle income countries can be applied to surgery for RHD patients as well References Gordis L The virtual disappearance of rheumatic fever in the United States: lessons in the rise and fall of disease T duckett jones memorial lecture Circulation 1985;72(6):1155– 1162 Murray CJ, et al Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition The Lancet 2015;386(10009):2145–2191 Zühlke LJ, Steer AC Estimates of the global burden of rheumatic heart disease Global heart 2013;8(3):189–195 Carapetis JR, et al Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2016;15084 Roberts K, et al Rheumatic heart disease in indigenous children in northern Australia: differences in prevalence and the challenges of screening Med J Aust 2015;203(5):219 Parnaby MG, Carapetis JR Rheumatic fever in indigenous Australian children J Paediatr Child Health 2010;46(9):527–533