Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Intervention in Timor-Leste: Disease Burden, Demographics and Clinical Outcomes.

Background: The East Timor Hearts Fund (ETHF) is a charitable organisation of Australian cardiologists providing outreach screening in Timor-Leste. For patients requiring intervention, ETHF arranges logistics, procedures, and postoperative care. The aim of this project is to evaluate outcomes of patients requiring intervention.

Single Parasternal-Long-Axis-View-Sweep Screening Echocardiographic Protocol to Detect Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Prospective Study of Diagnostic Accuracy.

Background: Echocardiographic screening in school-aged children can detect rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prior to the manifestation of symptoms of heart failure. The challenge is making this practical and affordable on a global scale. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic utility of an ultra-abbreviated echocardiographic screening protocol involving a single parasternal-long-axis-view-sweep of the heart (SPLASH) in two dimensional (2D) and colour Doppler imaging (index test).

Taking the pulse of Timor-Leste's cardiac needs: a 10-year descriptive time-trend analysis.

Background: Timor-Leste is one of the poorest countries in the world. The East Timor Hearts Fund is a charitable organisation involving Australian cardiologists providing outreach screening and access to cardiac interventions.

Aims: To assess ten years of clinical volume, demographics and patient outcomes.

Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in school-aged children and young people in Timor-Leste.

Design: Prospective cross-sectional survey. Echocardiography was performed by Australian cardiologists to determine the presence of RHD.