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Congenital and Rheumatic Heart Disease in the South Pacific: An Urgent Need for a Regional Cardiac Surgery Center

Citation:
Jonas RA, Kado J, Setty SP, et al. Congenital and Rheumatic Heart Disease in the South Pacific: An Urgent Need for a Regional Cardiac Surgery Center. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2026.

Keywords:
All levels; congenital heart surgery; education; ethics; health economics; rheumatic

Abstract:
The island nations of the South Pacific are home to more than 3 million Polynesians and Melanesians. There is a high birthrate and unique susceptibility to rheumatic fever which together have led to a large and increasing population of children and young adults with both congenital and rheumatic heart disease.