ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023
A reflection of Africa's cardiac surgery capacity to manage congenital heart defects: a perspective.
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- Congenital Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Equity Crisis and Global Test for Cardiovascular Medicine.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
- Paediatric cardiac care in low resource settings evidence from the Gambia.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2026Article
- Automated Echocardiographic Detection of Congenital Heart Disease Using Artificial Intelligence.Circulation · 2026Article
- Burden, spectrum, and treatment gaps in cardiac diseases in Ethiopia: an 11-year analysis of 10,999 patients at a National Charity Cardiac Center.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Deep Learning-Based Automated Echocardiographic Measurements in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Automated Echocardiographic Detection of Congenital Heart Disease Using Artificial Intelligence.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Phenotypic profile and predictors of adverse outcomes during paediatric cardiac catheterisation at an academic hospital, South Africa.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Polycythemia and its determinants among children with unoperated cyanotic congenital heart disease at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Ethiopia: observational cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- A plea for urgent action: Addressing the critical shortage of cardiothoracic surgical workforce in the COSECSA region.World journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Cardiothoracic surgery training in Africa: History and developments.JTCVS open · 2024Article
- Undernutrition in young children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a low-income environment.BMC pediatrics · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are birth abnormalities that may drastically alter the structure and functionality of the heart. For 70% of infants with congenital disorders to survive or maintain a better quality of life, surgery is necessary. Over 500 000 of the 1.5 million CHD cases reported annually, or 1% of all live births, occur in Africa, according to the WHO. A surmounted 90% of these patients are from Africa, and as a consequence, 300 000 infants die annually as a result of poor care or difficulty accessing adequate healthcare. However, the high prevalence of CHDs, precipitated by a plethora of aetiologies worldwide, is particularly pronounced in Africa due to maternal infectious diseases like syphilis and rubella amongst the pregnant populace. In low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa, where foreign missions and organizations care for the majority of complicated cardiac surgical patients, access to secure and affordable cardiac surgical therapy is a substantial issue. Interventions for CHDs are very expensive in Africa as many of the continent's domiciles possess low expenditures and funding, thereby cannot afford the costs indicated by associated surgical treatments. Access to management and healthcare for CHDs is further hampered by a lack of trained surgical personnel, specialized tools, infrastructure, and diagnostic facilities in Africa.
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