Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global TAVR Activity : The COVID-TAVI Study

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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected health care systems. Patients in need of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are especially susceptible to treatment delays.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global TAVR activity.

METHODS: This international registry reported monthly TAVR case volume in participating institutions prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2018 to December 2021). Hospital-level information on public vs private, urban vs rural, and TAVR volume was collected, as was country-level information on socioeconomic status, COVID-19 incidence, and governmental public health responses.

RESULTS: We included 130 centers from 61 countries, including 65,980 TAVR procedures. The first and second pandemic waves were associated with a significant reduction of 15% (P < 0.001) and 7% (P < 0.001) in monthly TAVR case volume, respectively, compared with the prepandemic period. The third pandemic wave was not associated with reduced TAVR activity. A greater reduction in TAVR activity was observed in Africa (-52%; P = 0.001), Central-South America (-33%; P < 0.001), and Asia (-29%; P < 0.001). Private hospitals (P = 0.005), urban areas (P = 0.011), low-volume centers (P = 0.002), countries with lower development (P < 0.001) and economic status (P < 0.001), higher COVID-19 incidence (P < 0.001), and more stringent public health restrictions (P < 0.001) experienced a greater reduction in TAVR activity.

CONCLUSIONS: TAVR procedural volume declined substantially during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Africa, Central-South America, and Asia. National socioeconomic status, COVID-19 incidence, and public health responses were associated with treatment delays. This information should inform public health policy in case of future global health crises.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions - 17(2024), 3 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 374-387

Sprache:

Englisch

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Elhadi, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Kennedy, Ciara [VerfasserIn]
Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Bleiziffer, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
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Zweiker, David [VerfasserIn]
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Estévez-Loureiro, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
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Nombela-Franco, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yingqiang [VerfasserIn]
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Parasca, Catalina Andreea [VerfasserIn]
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Eid-Lidt, Guering [VerfasserIn]
Vandeloo, Bert [VerfasserIn]
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Tay, Edgar [VerfasserIn]
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Themen:

Aortic valve stenosis
Coronavirus disease 2019
Journal Article
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Valvular heart disease

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.041

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NLM366710400