Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About Redefining Global Cardiac Surgery Through an Intersectionality Lens Posted on April 4, 2024 by Chris Pak Article Summary by Dominique Vervoort , Lina A Elfaki , Maria Servito , Karla Yael Herrera-Morales and Kudzai Kanyepi Around the world , more than six billion people are unable to undergo heart surgery . This is a result of an absence of surgeons and other health workers , insufficient money or health insurance , limited supplies , or a combination of factors . Among those unable to undergo heart surgery when needed , further differences exist : people may have to wait longer or experience worse outcomes based on certain personal characteristics ,