Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common and prominent cause of morbidity and mortality interventional cardiology (IC) remains an important noninvasive intervention to improve patient outcomes and life expectancy. Aim: The study objectives were to explore how IC services could be optimized. Methods: We adopted multiple methods, including policy analysis, literature review and interviews. Results: The most prominent themes were medical devices and service integration and management. IC Consultant interviews suggest the need to balance supply and demand, implement standards of practice and establish centres of excellence. Conclusion: Optimizing IC services requires a comprehensive approach, including regulatory and financial oversight, organizational management, adoption of clinical and technological best practices, ongoing training, multidisciplinary working and service integration.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 695-705 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Future Cardiology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| Early online date | 2 Nov 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2 Nov 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- angioplasty
- catheter lab
- healthcare quality
- interventional cardiology
- optimization
- patient safety
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- stent
- UAE
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Molecular Medicine
