Aortic stenosis post-COVID-19: a mathematical model on waiting lists and mortality.
Christian Philip StickelsRamesh NadarajahChris P GaleHouyuan JiangKieran J SharkeyBen GibbisonNick HollimanSara LombardoLars ScheweMatteo SommacalLouise Y SunJonathan Weir-McCallKatherine CheemaJames H F RuddMamas Andreas MamasFeryal ErhunPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
A strategy change to the management of severe AS is required to reduce the NHS backlog and waiting list deaths during the post-COVID-19 'recovery' period. However, plausible adaptations will still incur a substantial wait to treatment and many hundreds dying while waiting.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- left ventricular
- palliative care
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- early onset
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- combination therapy
- drug induced
- atrial fibrillation
- smoking cessation