Cardiac and Obstetric Complications of Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Authors
Department of Adult Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala; Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Durham, NC
Department of Cardiology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret
Department of Cardiology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret
Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Shanti Nulu
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1522 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 29, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 14, 2026
Published on: Jan 30, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2026 Evangelia Alexopoulos, Doreen Nakagaayi, Elizabeth R. Blackwood, Felix Barasa, Joan Kiyeng, Wycliffe Kosgei, G. Titus Ng’eno, Shanti Nulu, Rebecca Lumsden, Andrea Beaton, Gerald S. Bloomfield, published by Ubiquity Press
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