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Comparisons between inpatient, outpatient, remote and non\u2010remote groups were assessed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Four hundred seventy\u2010one episodes of ARF in 457 individuals (235 male; median age\u2009=\u20098\u2009years) met clinical criteria. The majority were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (91.2%), with 62.1% living in remote areas. The number of ARF and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) diagnoses per year increased from 1987 to 2017 with notable peaks in 2013 and 2017. The average annual incidence of tertiary\u2010referred ARF in WA of 4\u201315\u2010year\u2010olds from 1987 to 2020 was 4.96 per 100\u2009000. ARF features included carditis (59.9%), chorea (31%), polyarthritis (30%) and polyarthralgia (24.2%). RHD was evident in 61.8% of cases and predominantly manifested as mitral regurgitation (55.7%). Thirty\u2010four children (7.4%) with severe RHD underwent valvular surgery. 12% had at least one recurrent ARF episode. Remote individuals had more than double the rate of recurrence compared to non\u2010remote individuals (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0058). Compared to non\u2010remote episodes, remote presentations had less polyarthritis (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0022) but greater proportions of raised ESR (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01), ASOT titres (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0073), erythema marginatum (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0218) and severe RHD (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0133).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians affected by ARF\/RHD in WA reflects the significant burden of disease within this population. 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