socio-economic benefits of a local cardiac centre: an outline of the function and experience of Mohammad Bin Khalifa Bin Sulman Al Khalifa. Cardiac centre in Bahrain

Modern invasive cardiology and cardiac surgery is expensive and require intensive resource undertakings. The decision to establish a new cardiac centre, encompassing many specialities must therefore be made with a clear idea of the expected cost and potential benefits expected from such services to deliver to the target population