GuidelineCardiovascular journal of Africa
Cardiology-cardiothoracic subspeciality training in South Africa: a position paper of the South Africa Heart Association.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Women in Thoracic Surgery in Africa: a call for intersocietal coalition.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Medical education and training within congenital cardiology: current global status and future directions in a post COVID-19 world.Cardiology in the young · 2022Review
- Radiation induced cataracts in interventionalists occupationally exposed to ionising radiation.SA journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Realities and challenges for female cardiothoracic surgeons: an African perspective.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Review
- 10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases using WHO prediction chart: findings from the civil servants in South-western Nigeria.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- Arrhythmia care in Africa.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2019Review
- Moving Ahead: Building a Strong Network Among Female Cardiovascular Clinician Scientists and Researchers in Africa.JACC. Case reports · 2019Article
- Personal Protective Equipment Availability and Utilization Among Interventionalists.Safety and health at work · 2019Article
- Perceptions of radiation safety training among interventionalists in South Africa.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaArticle
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Abstract
Over the past decades, South Africa has undergone rapid demographic changes, which have led to marked increases in specific cardiac disease categories, such as rheumatic heart disease (now predominantly presenting in young adults with advanced and symptomatic disease) and coronary artery disease (with rapidly increasing prevalence in middle age). The lack of screening facilities, delayed diagnosis and inadequate care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels have led to a large burden of patients with heart failure. This leads to suffering of the patients and substantial costs to society and the healthcare system. In this position paper, the South African Heart Association (SA Heart) National Council members have summarised the current state of cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and paediatric cardiology reigning in South Africa. Our report demonstrates that there has been minimal change in the number of successfully qualified specialists over the last decade and, therefore, a de facto decline per capita. We summarise the major gaps in training and possible interventions to transform the healthcare system, dealing with the colliding epidemic of communicable disease and the rapidly expanding epidemic of non-communicable disease, including cardiac disease.
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