The care for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is multi-disciplinary and resource
intensive. There is limited information about the infrastructure available among programs …

3 Executive summary Requirements for cardiac catheterization procedures in pediatric
patients and patients with CHD differ greatly from adult coronary or structural interventions …

Abstract Background Congenital Heart Disease stands as a prominent cause of infant
mortality, with notable disparities in surgical outcomes evident between high-income and …

Background: Little is known about preoperative factors affecting cardiac surgery outcomes of
neonates in China. We sought to examine the association between characteristics of …

Background: While progress has been made to decrease mortality in children under age
five, there continues to be a need for improvement in the treatment of children with …

Objective: Low-and middle-income countries such as Pakistan bear the brunt of the global
burden of congenital heart disease (CHD), This nationwide study assessed hospital …

The global surgery research team of the JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National
University College of Medicine, introduced team-based health workforce training programs …

Background: The charity organization Kinderherzen retten eV (KHR) enables humanitarian
congenital heart surgery for pediatric patients from low-and middle-income countries at the …

Introduction: In any country, the development and growth of open-heart surgery parallel
stable political climate, economic growth, good leadership, and prudent fiscal management …

Congenital heart defect is the most common birth defect and approximately 1.4 million
children are born with it every year [1]. Pediatric cardiac surgery is one of the most …