The 5 × 5 Path Toward Rheumatic Heart Disease Control : Outcomes From the Third Rheumatic Heart Disease Forum

• A 160 person, 33 country forum was held in Melbourne on global rheumatic heart disease control in May 2014.
• Five targets were discussed in detail by break-out groups and an expert panel.
• A roadmap for achieving rheumatic heart disease control was proposed and structured around 5 targets and 5 threads.