Why the study?
Despite improvements in cardiovascular care over the last decade, low- and middle-income countries in the South-East Asia Region, particularly Indonesia, still face challenges in providing standardized healthcare systems.
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Design
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Highlights the challenges and recommendations for improving cardiovascular care and research in low- and middle-income countries in South-East Asia, specifically Indonesia.
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.
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