Open heart surgery in Nigeria; a work in progress

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There has been limited success in establishing Open Heart Surgery programmes in Nigeria despite the high prevalence of structural heart disease and the large number of Nigerian patients that travel abroad for Open Heart Surgery. The...

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Main Authors: Falase Bode, Sanusi Michael, Majekodunmi Adetinuwe, Animasahun Barakat, Ajose Ifeoluwa, Idowu Ariyo, Oke Adewale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/8/1/6