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Heart valve service provision in the United Kingdom and the effect of the COVID 19 pandemic; improved but must do better. A British Heart Valve Society national survey.
Mohindra, R; Dobson, L E; Schlosshan, D; Khan, P; Campbell, B; Garbi, M; Chambers, B; Chambers, J B.
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  • Mohindra R; Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK. roshan.mohindra1@nhs.net.
  • Dobson LE; Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
  • Schlosshan D; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
  • Khan P; British Heart Valve Society, London, UK.
  • Campbell B; Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Garbi M; Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
  • Chambers B; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
  • Chambers JB; British Heart Valve Society, London, UK.
Echo Res Pract ; 11(1): 11, 2024 May 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38715102
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Outpatient care for patients with heart valve disease (HVD) is best provided by valve clinics delivered by specialists. Modern day practice in the United Kingdom (UK) is currently poorly understood and has not been evaluated for nearly a decade. Furthermore, the COVID 19 pandemic changed the management of many chronic diseases, and how this has impacted patients with heart valve disease is unclear.

METHODS:

A British Heart Valve Society survey was sent to 161 hospitals throughout the UK.

RESULTS:

There was a general valve clinic in 46 of the 68 hospitals (68%), in 19 of 23 Heart Centres (83%) and 29 of 45 DGHs (64%). Across all settings, 3824 new patients and 17,980 follow up patients were seen in valve clinics per annum. The mean number of patients per hospital were 197 (median 150, range 48-550) for new patients and 532 (median 400, range 150-2000) for follow up. On the day echocardiography was available in 55% of valve clinics. In patients with severe HVD, serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was measured routinely in 39% of clinics and exercise testing routinely performed in 49% of clinics. A patient helpline was available in 27% of clinics. 78% of centres with a valve clinic had a valve multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT). 45% centres had an MDT co-ordinator and MDT outcomes were recorded on a database in 64%. COVID-19 had a major impact on valve services in 54 (95%) hospitals.

CONCLUSIONS:

There has been an increase in the number of valve clinics since 2015 from 21 to 68% but the penetration is still well short of the expected 100%, meaning that valve clinics only serve a small proportion of patients requiring surveillance for HVD. COVID-19 had a major impact on the care of patients with HVD in the majority of UK centres surveyed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Echo Res Pract Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Echo Res Pract Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido