Annotated References A case for the invisible child https://childrensheartlink.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/06/The-Invisible-ChildBrief-1.pdf This is the first of a series of advocacy statements from Children's HeartLink, a humanitarian agency seeking to improve quality of care and access for children with heart disease in lowand middle-income countries Balachandran R, Nair SG, Kumar RK Establishing a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: special considerations in a limited resources environment, in press Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2010;3:40–49 This review provides a blueprint for establishment of a pediatric cardiac intensive care in a low resource environment Bhatt M, Roth S, Kumar RK, et al Management of infants with large, unrepaired left-to-right shunts and respiratory infection requiring mechanical ventilation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:1466–1473 This is a case series that describes the results of closure of ventricular septal defects in children with pneumonia who are sick enough to get ventilated Bisoi AK, Sharma P, Chauhan S, et al Primary arterial switch operation in children presenting late with d-transposition of great arteries and intact ventricular septum When is it too late for a primary arterial switch operation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;38:707–713 This is perhaps the largest series on the arterial switch operation in transposition with intact ventricular septum presenting late Jenkins KJ, Castaneda AR, Cherian KM, et al Reducing mortality and infections after congenital heart surgery in the developing world Pediatrics 2014;134:e1422–e1430 This paper describes on how the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Surgery in Developing World Countries (IQIC) has impacted outcomes after congenital heart surgery Kumar RK Delivering pediatric cardiac care with limited resources Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2014;7:163–166 This editorial provides a framework for pediatric heart care in low resource environments Lopes AA, Barst RJ, Haworth SG, et al Repair of congenital heart disease with associated pulmonary hypertension in children: what are the minimal investigative procedures? Consensus statement from the congenital heart disease and pediatric task forces, Pulmonary vascular research institute (PVRI) Pulm Circ 2014;4:330–341 This paper describes the results of a global survey on how decisions are taken on operating on patients with left to right shunts and pulmonary hypertension It represents a global consensus of experts Palafox B, Mocumbi AO, Kumar RK, et al The WHF roadmap for reducing cv morbidity and mortality through prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease Glob Heart 2017 This is a contemporary and comprehensive global roadmap for prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease Ramakrishnan S, Khera R, Jain S, et al Gender differences in the utilisation of surgery for congenital heart disease in India Heart 2011;97:1920–1925 A paper that reveals some disturbing truths on gender inequality in children in India Reddy NS, Kappanayil M, Balachandran R, et al Preoperative determinants of outcomes of infant heart surgery in a limited-resource setting Semin ... congenital heart surgery Kumar RK Delivering pediatric cardiac care with limited resources Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2014;7:163–166 This editorial provides a framework for pediatric heart care in low resource environments... Jenkins KJ, Castaneda AR, Cherian KM, et al Reducing mortality and infections after congenital heart surgery in the developing world Pediatrics 2014;134:e1422–e1430 This paper describes on how the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for... the minimal investigative procedures? Consensus statement from the congenital heart disease and pediatric task forces, Pulmonary vascular research institute (PVRI) Pulm Circ 2014;4:330–341 This paper describes the results of a global survey