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Burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and impact of prevention strategies: comprehensive evidence to drive the RHD Endgame

Investigators: Catalina Lizama, Jeffrey Cannon, Jonathan Carapetis, Judith Katzenellenbogen, Julie Marsh, Nick De Klerk, Rosemary Wyber

External collaborators: Anna Ralph (Menzies School of Health Research), Graeme Maguire (Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited), Alex Brown (University of South Australia),  Christopher Reid (Monash Children's Hospital), Daniel Williamson (Queensland Health), Dawn Bessarab, Joseph Hung, Lee Nedkoff, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Angelita Martini, Frank Sanfilippo (University of Western Australia)

This project will use a multi-jurisdictional linked RHD dataset to establish a baseline burden of RHD in Australia to allow for monitoring the impact of burden over time, and to form the basis of clearly defined targets for the END RHD CRE Endgame Strategy.