Taking the pulse of Timor-Leste's cardiac needs: a 10-year descriptive time-trend analysis.
Elizabeth Davida ParatzNicki MockSarah J GutmanAri HortonLouise CreatiAlan AppelbeSimon EggletonVirag KushwahaInez T da Silva AlmeidaAndre MonteiroNoel BayleyPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2021)
Demand for cardiac services in Timor-Leste is rising exponentially, with inequitable geographic coverage. Rheumatic and congenital cardiac diseases remain priorities for assessment, and paediatric case volume is increasing. Patients undergoing intervention experience good medical outcomes.