National interventional council data for the year 2018-India

Area of Science:

• Cardiology
• Interventional Cardiology
• Public Health

Background:

• The Cardiological Society of India's National Interventional Council (CSI-NIC) annually collects data on cardiac interventions nationwide.
• This data highlights disease burden, intervention volumes, and adoption of new procedures across Indian centers.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the trends and volume of coronary and non-coronary interventions performed in India during 2018.
• To assess the adoption of newer interventional cardiology procedures and technologies.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective data collection from all functional cardiac catheterization laboratories across India.
• Data gathered for the period January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, via online submission, email, and proformas.
• Compilation and analysis of data for various interventional procedures.

Main Results:

• Over 438,351 percutaneous interventions were performed, utilizing 578,164 coronary stents, marking a 13.14% increase from 709 centers.
• Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was primarily indicated for post-myocardial infarction cases.
• Increased utilization of adjunctive imaging techniques during PCI and a rise in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements (TAVR) were observed.

Conclusions:

• Percutaneous coronary interventions for coronary artery disease show a consistent year-on-year increase.
• There was a notable rise in multivessel PCI, complex PCI, intravascular imaging-guided PCI, and TAVR procedures compared to the previous year.