The Cape Town declaration on access to cardiac surgery in the developing world

Peter Zilla; R. Morton Bolman; Magdi H. Yacoub; Friedhelm Beyersdorf; Karen Sliwa; Liesl Zühlke; Robert S.D. Higgins; Bongani Mayosi; Alain Carpentier; David Williams

doi:10.5830/CVJA-2018-046

The Cape Town declaration on access to cardiac surgery in the developing world

Peter Zilla, R. Morton Bolman, Magdi H. Yacoub, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Karen Sliwa, Liesl Zühlke, Robert S.D. Higgins, Bongani Mayosi, Alain Carpentier, David Williams

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Mission: to urge all relevant entities within the international cardiac surgery, industry and government sectors to commit to develop and implement an effective strategy to address the scourge of rheumatic heart disease in the developing world through increased access to life-saving cardiac surgery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	256-259
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2018-046
State	Published - Jul 1 2018

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The Cape Town declaration on access to cardiac surgery in the developing world. / Zilla, Peter; Bolman, R. Morton; Yacoub, Magdi H.; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Sliwa, Karen; Zühlke, Liesl; Higgins, Robert S.D.; Mayosi, Bongani; Carpentier, Alain; Williams, David.

In: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, Vol. 29, No. 4, 01.07.2018, p. 256-259.

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