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The Clinical Influence of Developing a Sustainable Cardiac Surgery Service to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

RECRUITINGSponsored by Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Actively Recruiting
SponsorHelse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Started2016-03-01
Est. completion2025-12-31
Eligibility
Age14 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT04556188

Summary

In this bi-directional program of education, training and research activities based on sustainable development goals aim is to develop cardiac surgery service in Ethiopia. The aim is to evaluate the short and long-term outcome of cardiac surgery for rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country compared to individuals not offered cardiac surgery due to limited availability of the service. Second aim is to evaluate the quality of anticoagulant therapy in patients after cardiac surgery for rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country .

Eligibility

Age: 14 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Cardiac surgery due to rheumatic heart disease at the governmental Black Lion University Hospital during the bi-directional programme of education, training and Research to establish Cardiac surgery service

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not willing or able to provide written informed consent

Conditions3

Anticoagulant Adverse ReactionHeart DiseaseRheumatic Heart Disease

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