TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Cardiology in South East Asia
T2 - Indonesian Lessons from the Present towards Improvement
AU - Qanitha, Andriany
AU - Qalby, Nurul
AU - Amir, Muzakkir
AU - Uiterwaal, Cuno S. P. M.
AU - Henriques, Jose P. S.
AU - de Mol, Bastianus A. J. M.
AU - Mappangara, Idar
N1 - Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge all staff, nurses, and cadres in Puskesmas Batua (Batua Primary Healthcare Center) Makassar for their willingness to contribute to this manuscript. We would like also to thank the Cardiologist, Dr. Iwan Dakota, and Indonesian Heart Association for providing us supporting data. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Although cardiovascular care has improved in the last decade in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in South-East Asia Region; these countries, particularly Indonesia, are still encountering a number of challenges in providing standardized healthcare systems. This article aimed to highlight the current state of cardiology practices in primary and secondary care, including the novel cardiovascular risk factors, recommendations for improving the quality of care, and future directions of cardiovascular research in limited settings in South-East Asia. We also provided the most recent evidence by addressing our latest findings on cardiovascular research in Indonesia, a region where infrastructure, human, and financial resources are largely limited. Improving healthcare policies to reduce a nations' exposure to CVD risk factors, providing affordable and accessible cardiovascular care both at primary and secondary levels, and increasing capacity building for clinical research should be warranted in the LMICs in South-East Asia.
AB - Although cardiovascular care has improved in the last decade in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in South-East Asia Region; these countries, particularly Indonesia, are still encountering a number of challenges in providing standardized healthcare systems. This article aimed to highlight the current state of cardiology practices in primary and secondary care, including the novel cardiovascular risk factors, recommendations for improving the quality of care, and future directions of cardiovascular research in limited settings in South-East Asia. We also provided the most recent evidence by addressing our latest findings on cardiovascular research in Indonesia, a region where infrastructure, human, and financial resources are largely limited. Improving healthcare policies to reduce a nations' exposure to CVD risk factors, providing affordable and accessible cardiovascular care both at primary and secondary levels, and increasing capacity building for clinical research should be warranted in the LMICs in South-East Asia.
KW - Cardiovascular services
KW - Clinical cardiology practice
KW - Low- and Middle- income countries
KW - Quality of care
KW - South-East Asia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139186559&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.5334/GH.1133
DO - https://doi.org/10.5334/GH.1133
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36199567
SN - 2211-8160
VL - 17
JO - Global Heart
JF - Global Heart
IS - 1
M1 - 66
ER -