Patients with RHD hospitalized in sub-Saharan Africa are young, socially disadvantaged, with a high mortality rate and extremely low access to surgery. Poverty, as quantified by GDP and educational level, affects RHD-related severity, NYHA class and left ventricular dysfunction.
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