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PubMed: 39049768 DOI: 10.1080/14796678.2024.2348382
Viral cardiovascular surgical diseases: global burdens, challenges and opportunities.
Future Cardiol 20(4):229-239
Authors: Zoya Gomes, Grace S Lee, Samuel Mesfin, Rodolfo Rocha, Dominique Vervoort
Affiliations
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova B3H 4R2, Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada.
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada.
- College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis NBH1, Ababa, NBH1, Ethiopia.
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada.
- Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T 3M6, M5T 3M6, Ontario,Canada.
Abstract
Globally, more than one billion people are vulnerable to neglected tropical diseases, many of which have viral origins and cardiovascular implications. Access to cardiovascular care is limited in countries where these conditions are endemic. Six billion people lack access to safe, timely and affordable cardiac surgical care, whereby over 100 countries and territories lack a single cardiac surgeon. Moreover, while clinically unique, the surgical consequences of neglected cardiovascular diseases with viral origins have been poorly described in the current literature. This review provides an overview of the global burden of viral cardiovascular disease, describes access to cardiac surgical care in regions where these conditions are endemic, and further highlights surgical consequences and considerations to manage patients requiring cardiac surgical care.
MeSH
Global Health, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiology, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathies