Taking Cardiac Surgery to the People

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 797-802

  Yacoub, Magdi ^a,b,e   ElGuindy, Ahmed ^b   Afifi, Ahmed ^b   Yacoub, Lisa ^d   Wright, Gavin ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Magdi Yacoub Heart Founda tion   (Egypt)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Chain of Hope UK   (United Kingdom)

^e HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aswan Heart Centre; Cardiac surgery; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EGYPT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCOME; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THORAX SURGERY; TRENDS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84911962907     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-014-9598-9     Document Type: Article

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