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Auscultating Cardiac Surgery in the DR Congo

Global Cardiac Surgery

Kanmounye Email: ulricksidney@gmail.con One might wonder why it is important for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to have cardiothoracic surgical services. This means there is a need for 23,340 cardiac surgeries per year (Zilla et al. Finally, congenital heart diseases (CHD) are a major public health issue in this country.