1) 93% of people outside of North America, Europe and Australia lack access to cardiac surgery, amounting to approximately 4.5 billion people worldwide without access. 2) Many cardiac specialists want to help improve access to cardiac care globally but lack coordination and information on existing programs. 3) The document proposes the Global Heart Network platform to foster collaboration by allowing professionals, organizations and others to share information, project ideas, and best practices to help address the challenges of increasing access to cardiac care in low and middle income countries.