EVALUATION OF BURDEN OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NORTH-WEST INDIA BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY USING WORLD HEART FEDERATION CRITERIA: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Although some clinical survey has shown decline in RHD prevalence but echocardiographic studies are contradicting. Echocardiography can identify early (sub-clinical) RHD among children; therefore, we planned to evaluate burden of RHD among school children in North-West India by Echocardiography