Risk Management in Interventional Cardiology - a Quality Management Single-center Registry

Risk Management in Interventional Cardiology - a Quality Management Single-center Registry

The validity and applicability of different clinical risk scoring models in a variety of settings of interventional cardiology is evaluated in a retrospective and continuing prospective single-center registry at University Hospital Düsseldorf. Risk-adapted safety interventions are additionally tested.

Beginning with a retrospective assessment of 2014-2017 and continuing with a prospective registry, clinical outcomes of interventional cardiac catheterization procedures at University Hospital Düsseldorf in a variety of settings (elective and emergency coronary procedures, structural and rhythmologic cardiac interventions etc.), will be evaluated. Different risk scoring models are recommended for risk stratification by cardiovascular societies (e.g. GRACE, CRUSADE, NCDR, ACEF, EUROScore scores) and will be evaluated for their applicability to contemporary and local clinical practice in interventional cardiology. Risk-adapted safety interventions (e.g. intensified monitoring, vascular access closure, renal protective measures) will be applied to all patients and will be evaluated for their impact on clinical outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• >18 yeas of age, written informed consent, cardiac catheterization at university hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Exclusion Criteria:

• no written informed consent