February 19, 2018Open Access
View Full PaperAnnual number of candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation per country: current estimates and future projections
Structured PICO
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Population
Potential transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) candidates in the European Union and Northern-America
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Intervention
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
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Outcome
Estimated annual number of candidates
Estimates of potential TAVI candidates highlight a significant upcoming burden on healthcare resources, especially if indications expand to low-risk patients.
Abstract
Currently, approximately 180 000 patients can be considered potential TAVI candidates in the European Union and in Northern-America annually. This number might increase up to 270 000 if indications for TAVI expand to low-risk patients. These findings have major implications for health care resource planning in the 29 individual countries.