Geospatial disparities in pediatric heart failure care in China: a multicenter cohort study
This study provides robust, national-level evidence that geographic location in China is a potent independent predictor of survival for children with heart failure, revealing a tiered healthcare landscape. These findings underscore an urgent public health imperative for targeted interventions to mitigate these disparities and establish equitable care systems through regional capacity building and standardized referral pathways.
Authors
- Zahoor Elahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8544-4481)
- Muhammad Junaid Akram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3977-1411)
- Wenjing Yuan
- Bo Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-9080)
- Asad Nawaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7786-4939)
- Yu Yuan
- YIN Yue
- Jie Tian
- Lingjuan Liu
Institutions
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- China International Science and Technology Cooperation (CN)
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1737404
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00