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This systematic review presents a critical, interpretive analysis of publications that include lived experiences of rheumatic heart disease

Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease is a concise, yet comprehensive, clinical resource highlighting must-know information on rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever from a global perspective

The results suggest that timely injection and patient education are priorities for managing ARF and RHD, particularly focusing on child-to-adult transition care.

The Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngeal carriage rates seen in Uganda (15.9%) are higher than the most recent pooled results globally, at 12%

Health service utilisation in this setting may be enhanced by improving general awareness of the significance of childhood skin infections

Indigenous iTaukei had greater frequency and intensity of contact compared with Fijians of Indian Descent

Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity

Pregnancy provides an opportunity to strengthen health system responses and address whole-of-life health for women with rheumatic heart disease

The ERASE Project has created an unprecedented linked administrative database on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia

Efforts to eliminate ARF and RHD in Australia over the past decade have so far been unsuccessful, but this can change