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. 2020 Jun 11;27(2):17.
doi: 10.5837/bjc.2020.017. eCollection 2020.

Impact of COVID-19 on primary percutaneous coronary intervention centres in the UK: a survey

Ahmed M Adlan  1 , Ven G Lim  2 , Gurpreet Dhillon  3 , Hibba Kurdi  4 , Gemina Doolub  5 , Nadir Elamin  6 , Amir Aziz  7 , Sanjay Sastry  8 , Gershan Davis  9
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Impact of COVID-19 on primary percutaneous coronary intervention centres in the UK: a survey

Ahmed M Adlan et al. Br J Cardiol. .

Abstract

During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the British Cardiovascular Society/British Cardiovascular Intervention Society and the British Heart Rhythm Society recommended to postpone non-urgent elective work and that primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should remain the treatment of choice for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We sought to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the primary PCI service within the United Kingdom (UK). A survey of 43 UK primary PCI centres was performed and a significant reduction in the number of cath labs open was found (pre-COVID 3.6±1.8 vs. post-COVID 2.1±0.8; p<0.001) with only 64% of cath labs remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary PCI remained first-line treatment for STEMI in all centres surveyed.

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction; healthcare delivery; medical education; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Bar chart showing the number of primary PCI centres who responded according to UK Cardiology Speciality Training Deanery
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. A: line chart showing the mean±SEM number of cardiac cath labs open pre- and post-COVID according to primary PCI centre type B: bar chart showing the percentage of cardiac cath labs open (pre-/post-COVID) according to primary PCI centre type
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