ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2020
Cardiac Surgery: Increasing Access in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Review in Current cardiology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Association between enteral nutrition timing and postoperative anion gap trajectory in cardiac surgery ICU patients: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- The "floating" valve, a modified bioroot Bentall procedure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Between Air and Artery: A History of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and the Rise of Modern Cardiac Surgery.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Pediatric cardiac intensivists in low-middle-income countries - necessity or dispensable luxury?Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Review
- Spatiotemporal effects of urban micro-scale built environment on cardiovascular diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the burden of non-communicable diseases on surgical services in Africa: a comprehensive literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- The path to sustainable cardiac surgery in Rwanda: analysis of costs for consumables used during cardiac surgery for a non-governmental organization.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis and Treatment in High- and Low-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
purpose of the reviewLow- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have long-battled communicable diseases, and now, a rise in non-communicable diseases (NCD) is conferring tremendous burden in these areas. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one cause of death among NCDs across the globe. The current review provides insight regarding this disease burden and highlights challenges as well as strategies for establishing functional cardiac surgery centers and sustainable access to comprehensive cardiovascular care within LMICs. RECENT
findingsWithout effective prevention and treatment strategies, estimates suggest that deaths from CVDs will reach 24 million by the year 2030. Surgery exists as a limited option for selected patients with advanced cardiac disease in LMICs in comparison with its availability in developed countries. Multi-lateral or public-private initiatives, government investment, philanthropic efforts, innovative financing systems to strengthen Universal Health Coverage, and expansion of training options through centers of excellence appear to be the way forward to broadening the availability of cardiovascular services, inclusive of surgery, to LMICs.
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