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The global unmet need of congenital cardiac care: a quantitative analysis of the global burden of disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2020

Dominique Vervoort Open the ORCID record for Dominique Vervoort [Opens in a new window]  and
Marcelo Cardarelli
Dominique Vervoort*
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Marcelo Cardarelli
Affiliation:
Inova Children’s Hospital, Fairfax, Falls Church, VA, USA
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Author for correspondence: Dominique Vervoort, MD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, 21205 Baltimore, MD, USA. Tel: +1 857 415 9747. E-mail: vervoortdominique@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

CHDs are one of the most frequent congenital malformations, affecting one in hundred live births. In total, 70% will require treatment in the first year of life, but over 90% of cases in low- and middle-income countries receive no treatment or suboptimal treatment. As a result, CHDs are responsible for 66% of preventable deaths due to congenital malformations in low- and middle-income countries. This study examines the unmet need of congenital cardiac care around the world based on the global burden of disease.

Materials and methods:

CHD morbidity and mortality data for 2006, 2011, and 2016 were collected from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Global Burden of Disease Results Tool and analysed longitudinally to assess trends in excess morbidity and mortality.

Results:

Between 2006 and 2016, a 20.7% reduction in excess disability-adjusted life years and 20.6% reduction in excess deaths due to CHDs were observed for children under 15. In 2016, excess global morbidity and mortality due to CHDs remained high with 14,788,418.7 disability-adjusted life years and 171,761.8 paediatric deaths, respectively. In total, 90.2% of disability-adjusted life years and 91.2% of deaths were considered excess.

Conclusion:

This study illustrates the unmet need of congenital cardiac care around the world. Progress has been made to reduce morbidity and mortality due to CHDs but remains high and largely treatable around the world. Limited academic attention for global paediatric cardiac care magnifies the lack of progress in this area.

Keywords

Global healthglobal surgeryCHDcongenital heart surgeryhealth policyinterventional catheterisation

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 30 , Issue 11 , November 2020 , pp. 1688 - 1693
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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