Establishing a High-Quality Congenital Cardiac Surgery Program in a Developing Country: Lessons Learned

• Main Authors: Issam El Rassi (Author), Jana Assy (Author), Mariam Arabi (Author), Marianne Nimah Majdalani (Author), Khalid Yunis (Author), Rana Sharara (Author), Marie Maroun-Aouad (Author), Roland Khaddoum (Author), Sahar Siddik-Sayyid (Author), Carine Foz (Author), Ziad Bulbul (Author), Fadi Bitar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Developing countries are profoundly affected by the burden of congenital heart disease (CHD) because of limited resources, poverty, cost, and inefficient governance. The outcome of pediatric cardiac surgery in developing countries is suboptimal, and the availability of sustainable progra...