Burden of Congenital Heart Anomalies in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Although CHA incidence and prevalence increased, mortality and DALYs decreased, particularly in middle-SDI countries. The highest burden was among infants, with better outcomes in higher-SDI nations. More effective strategies are needed to reduce the preventable childhood deaths related to CHAs in the North Africa and the Middle East region.
Authors
- Homa Taheri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8612-0571)
- Parisa Hajari
- Kaveh Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-3099)
- Hamidreza Soleimani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-4613)
- Pegah Bahiraie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4766-698X)
- Negin Mohammadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9477-6584)
- Pouya Ebrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3694-6863)
- Kiarash Tavakoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1233-4166)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Sinai Hospital (US)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.037291
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77