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Transformation of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Services at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Tanzania: Findings and Experiences from 1,313 Cardiovascular Procedures in Five Years Cover

Transformation of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Services at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Tanzania: Findings and Experiences from 1,313 Cardiovascular Procedures in Five Years

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|Oct 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Total number of procedures performed from 2019 to 2024.

PROCEDUREFREQUENCY N (%)
Adult cardiac catheterization procedures
Coronary angiography1081 (88.9)
Percutaneous coronary intervention115 (9.5)
Pacemaker implantation19 (1.6)
Total1215 (100)
Pediatric cardiac catheterization procedures
Diagnostic right heart catheterization16 (29.1)
ASD device closure10 (18.1)
PDA device closure18 (32.7)
Pulmonary valve valvuloplasty11 (20)
Total55 (100)
Cardiac surgeries
PDA closure18 (41.9)
ASD closure8 (18.6)
TOF closure3 (7)
VSD closure4 (9.3)
Pulmonary artery banding3 (7)
Mitral valve replacement1 (2.3)
Aortic valve replacement1 (2.3)
Coronary artery bypass graft5 (11.6)
Total43 (100)

[i] ASD: Atrial septal defect; PDA: Patent ductus arteriosus; TOF: Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD: Ventricular septal defect.

Figure 1

Number of adult cardiac catheterization procedures performed from 2019 to 2024.

Figure 2

Number of pediatric cardiac catheterization procedures performed from 2021 to 2024.

ASD: Atrial septal defect; PDA: Patent ductus arteriosus.

Table 2

Number of Cardiac Surgeries that were Performed from 2019 to 2024.

PROCEDUREYEARTOTAL
2021202220232024
PDA closure159318
ASD closure31318
TOF closure00303
VSD closure00404
PA banding00303
CABG00325
Mitral valve replacement00011
Aortic valve replacement00011
Total4625843

[i] ASD: Atrial septal defect; CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft; PDA: Patent ductus arteriosus; TOF: Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD: Ventricular septal defect; PA: Pulmonary artery.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1488 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: May 3, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 7, 2025
Published on: Oct 17, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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