Annals of Public Health Reports

Editorial Pages 328-331

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in South America: Where Are We Today and What Will the Immediate Future Look Like?

Authors: public-healthJohn J Araujo, MD, MBBS, Mst, NBE, FSIAC, FSISIAC, FACC

Abstract: Congenital heart disease (CHD) in Latin America and the Caribbean nations has a global prevalence of 8-13 cases per 1,000 live births. They are 60% more prevalent than cancer and five times more frequent than other congenital malformations [1,2]. Previous studies by Hoffman J, et al., in 2013 showed that 136,000 children are born with CHD in the Americas every year (65,000 in North America and 71,000 in South America).

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