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Coronary and structural heart interventions in Switzerland 2018
Thomas Nestelberger1, Raphael Twerenbold1, Stéphane Cook2
1Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland.
Swiss Medical Weekly
|April 8, 2020
Summary
Cardiac interventional procedures, including coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions, have seen a steady rise in Switzerland. Transcatheter aortic valve implantations also increased significantly in 2018.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
Background:
- Cardiac interventional procedures have evolved significantly since the first coronary angioplasty in 1977.
- The Working Group Interventional Cardiology has collected national data since 1987.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the status of catheter-based cardiac interventions in adult patients in Switzerland for the year 2018.
- To analyze trends in coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions.
Main Methods:
- Annual aggregate data collection from all 36 cardiac catheterisation laboratories across 17 Swiss cantons.
- Analysis of procedure volumes for coronary angiography (CA), percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and transcatheter aortic valve implantations (TAVI).
Main Results:
- In 2018, Switzerland performed 57,309 coronary angiographies (CA) and 27,318 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
- The number of transcatheter aortic valve implantations (TAVI) reached 1781 procedures in 2018.
- A wide range of structural heart interventions are available through transcatheter approaches.
Conclusions:
- Catheter-based cardiac interventions are increasingly utilized in Switzerland.
- The data highlights a growing trend in both diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures, including structural heart interventions.
