Abstract
Since the first coronary angioplasty by Andreas Grüntzig in Zurich in 1977, the number of cardiac interventional procedures has steadily increased. The aim of this report is to summarise the state of catheter-based cardiac interventions in adults in Switzerland in 2018. Since 1987, the Working Group Interventional Cardiology of the Swiss Society of Cardiology has collected annually aggregate data from all facilities with cardiac catheterisation laboratories in the country, currently 36 institutions in 17 cantons of Switzerland. Over past years, the numbers of coronary angiography procedures (CAs) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) increased steadily reaching 57,309 for CA and 27,318 for PCI in 2018. Among structural heart interventions, a broad spectrum of transcatheter procedures is currently available in Switzerland. Numbers of transcatheter aortic valve implantations similarly increased, with 1781 implantations in 2018.
Highlights
Cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease and structural heart disease are still the main causes of hospitalisations and medical consultations worldwide
A broad spectrum of transcatheter procedures is currently available in Switzerland
In Switzerland, the entire population have an unrestricted access to emergency care and high-quality, evidence-based medicine, and health costs are covered by compulsory insurance
Summary
Cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease and structural heart disease are still the main causes of hospitalisations and medical consultations worldwide. Despite improvements in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases, they remain life-threatening disorders [1–3]. In Switzerland, the entire population (permanent residents, periodic residents, as well as tourists) have an unrestricted access to emergency care and high-quality, evidence-based medicine, and health costs are covered by compulsory insurance. Individuals who cannot afford to pay health insurance fees are subsidised by the government. Swiss Medical Weekly · PDF of the online version · www.smw.ch.
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