Mapping interventional cardiology in Europe: the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) Atlas Project
Key result
European interventional cardiology volumes vary widely and are linked to national economic resources.
Why the study?
Considerable international heterogeneity in interventional cardiology procedure volumes across Europe was observed, with associations to national economic resources.
Population
European countries with interventional cardiology procedure volumes
Comparison
Procedure volume heterogeneity across countries
Design
Cross-sectional analysis from the EAPCI Atlas Project
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Highlights potential economic disparities in procedural access; leaves open causal pathways and need for prospective studies.
Structured PICO
P
Population
European countries (interventional cardiology procedure volumes)
O
Outcome
Interventional cardiology procedure volumes and association with national economic resources
There is significant heterogeneity in interventional cardiology procedure volumes across Europe, driven by national economic resources.
Cite This Study
Barbato et al. (2020) studied this question. Interventional cardiology procedure volumes across Europe exhibit considerable heterogeneity that is associated with national economic resources.