Study Type
Obervational - Registry
completed
The objective of the Heart Catherization Registry was to quantify the waiting times, morbidity and mortality of patients waiting for catheterization, and to identify predictors of cardiac events that occur while patients are waiting.
The study reported that patients awaiting cardiac catheterization, may experience major adverse events, such as death, myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure, which may be preventable.
These findings impacted health care delivery in Canada contributing to increased heart catheterization facilities and improved prioritization schemes that allow earlier access for patients at higher risk.
Primary Outcome:
Cancellation of the procedure, death, MI, congestive heart failure (CHF) and other hospital admission for a primary cardiac diagnosis. Events were not adjudicated.
Study Design
Computerized prospective waiting list
NO. of Countries
1
NO. of Sites
1
NO. of Participants
60000
Study Period
1998 - 2002
Sponsor
PHRI
Madhu Natarajan
Investigator
Madhu Natarajan
Investigator
Madhu Natarajan is an interventional cardiologist and Principal Investigator for the Coronary Interventional Health Delivery and Knowledge Translational and Implementation programs at PHRI. He is a Professor at McMaster University, Director of Catheterization Laboratories at Hamilton Health Sciences, and Site Director for Cardiology at Hamilton General Hospital.
He has published more than 85 articles, is Chair of the STEMI-EMS Committee, Cardiac Care Network of Ontario, member of the Royal College Cardiology National Examination Board, and program lead for Regional STEMI network in LHIN-4 Ontario.
