“For children born in middle- and low-income countries, these data draw stark attention to what we as cardiologists already knew from our own work in these countries – the lack of diagnostic and treatment tools leads to lower survival rates for children born with CHD,” says GHI Director Craig Sable, M.D., in the article.
The study examined data from 195 countries over 27 years, and was led by CNH cardiologists Meghan Zimmerman, Craig Sable, and Gerard Martin. Among the comprehensive findings, the authors report congenital heart disease is more deadly in low-income countries. Their publication on the Global Burden of CHD will help change the conversation about the impact of CHD globally – highlighting the substantial loss of life to CHD in infancy around the globe. The 400+ page appendix provides data on fatal and non-fatal outcomes for every country broken down by age group. The Global Burden of Disease study is in iterative process; this paper will allow for yearly updates of this data and all are welcome to sign up to be GBD collaborators to help inform this process.
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