EAPCI - Consensus documents / Survey 1

Prognostically relevant periprocedural myocardial injury and infarction associated with percutaneous coronary interventions: a Consensus Document of the ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).

Bulluck H, Paradies V, Barbato E, Baumbach A, Bøtker HE, Capodanno D, De Caterina R, Cavallini C, Davidson SM, Feldman DN, Ferdinandy P, Gili S, Gyöngyösi M, Kunadian V, Ooi SY, Madonna R, Marber M, Mehran R, Ndrepepa G, Perrino C, Schüpke S, Silvain J, Sluijter JPG, Tarantini G, Toth GG, Van Laake LW, von Birgelen C, Zeitouni M, Jaffe AS, Thygesen K, Hausenloy DJ. Eur Heart J. 2021 Jul 15;42(27):2630-2642. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab271.

1.How familiar are you with the consensus document on periprocedural myocardial injury and infarction? (1 answer possible)

Not familiar at all

Heard of it

Read it

Read it and followed recommendations

2.When do you measure cardiac troponin levels before and/or after PCI in patients with chronic coronary syndromes? (1 answer possible)

Never

After PCI only

Both before and after PCI

3.What percentage of CCS patients, in your opinion, have periprocedural MI (type 4a)?

0%

100%

4.Which biomarkers do you use to diagnose periprocedural MI? (1 answer possible)

Cardiac troponins

High-sensitivity cardiac troponins

Creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB)

Combination of troponins and CK-MB

5.How often do you perform measurement of cardiac biomarkers after PCI in CCS? (1 answer possible)

Just once

Twice, or more frequently until discharge

6.What percentage of CCS patients have chronic elevation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponins?

0%

100%

7.In your opinion, what is the most common cause of periprocedural MI? (several answers possible)

Distal embolisation

Side-branch occlusion

Impaired vasomotion

Thrombosis

8.What practical impact will diagnosis of major periprocedural myocardial injury and type 4a MI have oin your practice? (several answers possible)

9.Is your centre likely to adopt the recommendations on routine pre and postprocedural measurement of cardiac troponins in CCS patients?

Yes

No

11.Please select your gender

Female

Male

Other

Do not want to say

12.Which of the following best describes your primary workplace? Select all that apply.

13.Which best describes your profession?

14.In which country do you currently practice?