RHEUMATIC (18 July, 2017 Tuesday / 10:00 - 12:00)

Rheumatic: Diagnosis and treatment of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD)
10:00 – 10:20 Physicians, health care workers, and the public: how to teach about ARF and RHD?
Alyaa Kotby, Egypt
10:20 – 10:40 Echocardiographic cases of RHD and their differential diagnosis
Ercan Tutar, Turkey
10:40 – 11:00 Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy
Andrea Beaton, US
11:00 – 11:20 Access to catheterization for RHD patients in low-income countries
Emmy Okello, Uganda
11:20 – 11:40 Mitral valve repair and replacement for RHD
Manuel Antunes, Portugal
11:40 – 12:00 Postoperative anticoagulation: safety and sustainability
Joseph Mocutsibi, Rwanda