Help Define Tomorrow’s Heart Valve Care Pathways Survey

Dear colleague,

PCR is leading a Heart Valve Consensus initiative to help define future organisational models for heart valve care.

As part of this work, we invite you to complete this short 2-3 minute survey on current practice and future needs in heart valve management.

Your input will help ensure this initiative reflects real-world clinical practice.

Please submit your response by Wednesday 10 June.

Thank you for your valuable contribution.

1.Which of the following best describes your profession?(Required.)

I am an interventional cardiologist

I am a cardiac surgeon

I am a nurse or allied professional

Other

2.Which structural percutaneous heart interventions are routinely performed in your center?(Required.)

TAVI

mTEER and/or TMVR

tTEER and/or TTVR

PFO/ASD and/or LAA occlusion

3.Which of the following options regarding surgical back-up apply to your practice?(Required.)

I have onsite cardiac surgery

I have remote (hub-and-spoke) cardiac surgery back-up

I don’t have any structural cardiac surgery back-up but if needed I can transfer patient to a surgical center

None of the above, please specify

4.Which of the following options regarding the Heart Team apply to your practice?(Required.)

I have an Institutional Heart Team onsite

I have an Institutional Heart Team remote (in a hub hospital)

I don’t have any Institutional Heart Team, but discuss specific cases with onsite cardiac surgeons

I don’t have any Institutional Heart Team, but discuss specific cases with remote cardiac surgeons (in a hub hospital)

5.Which of the following options regarding the Heart Team apply to your practice?(Required.)

I discuss all indications to percutaneous valve interventions within my Institutional Heart Team

I have approved internal protocols for clear indications to percutaneous valve interventions, and discuss only controversial cases within my Institutional Heart Team

I don’t discuss any indications to percutaneous valve interventions within my Institutional Heart Team

Other, please describe

6.What is your position regarding centers performing percutaneous valve interventions without onsite cardiac surgery?(Required.)

Favorable

Favorable, although with specific restrictions and clear indications

Not favorable

Other, please specify

7.What is your country of work?

8.What is your age?