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Rheumatic Heart Disease—Forgotten but Not Gone

JAMA Cardiology 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.3780

September 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint reviews new research in rheumatic heart disease (RHD), once a major public health problem in the US and still widely prevalent in lower- and middle-income countries.

Corresponding Author: David Milan, MD, Leducq Foundation, 265 Franklin St, Ste 1902, Boston, MA 02110 (dmilan@leducq.com).

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