Rheumatic Fever Follow-up Study (RhFFUS) _ determining the optimal clinical response for minor heart valve abnormalities in an Indigenous Australian setting

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1005951

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are a major health issue for Indigenous Australians. In a previous study heart ultrasounds in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children frequently showed suspicious but not diagnostic changes. RhFFUS (Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study) aims to see if these changes are associated with a higher risk of ARF and progression to RHD. If this is the case these high risk children could be identified earlier and offered regular antibiotics to prevent this cause of heart disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,394,792.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

diagnosis | echocardiography | indigenous Australians | natural history | prevention | remote communities | rheumatic fever | rheumatic heart disease

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