Aboriginal patients and their families

Information on the NSW RHD Register

The NSW Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Register helps people with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD stick to treatment.

See Rheumatic Heart Disease information brochure for more information.

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Information on ARF and RHD

Additional information on ARF and RHD for patients and their families can be found on the RHD Australia website.

• Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease fact sheet for patients and communities
• Staying Healthy brochure: advice for people diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease and their families
• Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia booklet - Things you need to know

Resources to help you stick to treatment

• Take heart treatment tracking smart phone app - a smartphone app to help you remember when to go to the doctor for treatment.
  
• Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia Treatment Tracker App - a smart phone reminder app aimed at children on penicillin injections to remind user of their injection date and motivate them to get their injection on time