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Congenital heart disease more deadly in low-income countries Last Updated : 03 Feb 2020 02:47:38 PM IST Heart (file photo) Despite tremendous advances in treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD), a new global study shows that the chances for a child to survive a CHD diagnosis is significantly less in low-income countries.
The research revealed that nearly 12 million people are currently living with CHD globally, 18.7 per cent more than in 1990.The findings, published in The Lancet, is drawn from the first comprehensive study of congenital heart disease across 195 countries, prepared using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD)."Previous congenital heart estimates came from few data sources, were geographically narrow and did not evaluate CHD throughout the life course," said the study authors from Children's National Hospital in the US.This is the first time the GBD study data was used along with all available data sources and previous publications making it the most comprehensive study on the congenital heart disease burden to date.
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