Spanish Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Intervention Registry. 30th Official Report of the Interventional Cardiology Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (1990-2020) in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic

• DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2021.10.008
• Publication Date: 2021-10-28T15:28:09Z
• Authors: Rafael Romaguera; Soledad Ojeda; Ignacio Cruz-Gonz...; Raúl Moreno; Agustín Guisado R...; Alejandro Gutiérr...; Antonio Gómez-Men...; Francisco José Mo...; Francisco José Sá...; Jesús Oneto; Juan Caballero Bo...; Joaquín Sánchez Gila; Juan Antonio Bull...; Juan Carlos Ferná...; Juan Horacio Alon...; Luis Antonio Íñig...; Manuel Vizcaíno A...; Ricardo Fajardo M...; Soledad Ojeda; Antonio Ramírez-M...; Javier Suárez de ...; Rafael García-Bor...; Santiago Jesús Ca...; Sara María Balles...; Iñigo Lozano; Pablo Avanzas; María José Bango; Francisco Bosa Ojeda; Francisco Manuel ...; Pedro Martin Lorenzo; Raquel Pimienta G...; Zuheir Kabbani Ri...; Javier Zueco; Ignacio Sánchez P...; Jesús Jiménez-Maz...; Enrique Novo García; José Moreu Burgos; Armando Pérez de ...; Ignacio Cruz-Gonz...; Ignacio J. Amat-S...; Javier Robles Alonso; Beatriz Vaquerizo; Bruno García del ...; Eduard Bosch Peli...; Gerard Roura; Mohsen Mohandes; Joan Bassaganyas; Juan Manuel Casan...; Manel Sabaté; Xavier Carrillo S...; Joan García Picart; Juan Francisco Mu...; Julio Carballo Ga...; Juan Sanchis; Alberto Berenguer...; Ana María Planas ...; Araceli Frutos Ga...; Francisco Pomar D...; Francisco Torres ...; José Luis Díez Gil; Juan Miguel Ruiz ...; Miguel Jerez Valero; Pablo Aguar; Paula Tejedor; Ramón López Palop; Vicente Mainar; Antonio Merchán H...; Javier Fernández ...; Juan Carlos Rama ...; José Antonio Baz; Ramiro Trillo Nouche; Ramón Calviño Santos; Raymundo Ocaranza; Gonzalo Peña; Alfredo Gómez Jaume; Armando Bethencourt; Lucia Vera Pernas...; María Pilar Porte...; Ángel Sánchez-Rec...; Fernando Rivero C...; Fernando Sarnago ...; Jaime Elízaga; Juan Antonio Fran...; Juan Francisco Ot...; Juan Ruiz García; Lorenzo Hernando ...; María José Pérez ...; Raúl Moreno; Rosa Sánchez-Aqui...; Salvador Álvarez ...; Belén Rubio Alonso; Carlos Macaya; Eduardo Alegría B...; Eulogio García; Felipe Hernández ...; Jorge Palazuelos ...; Leire Unzué; María Eugenia Váz...; Eduardo Pinar Ber...; Francisco Javier ...; Valeriano Ruiz Qu...; Miguel Artaiz Urdaci; Alfonso Miguel To...; Asier Subinas Elo...; Koldobika Garcia ...; Roberto Saez Moreno; Leire Andraka; Mariano Larman Te...; José Antonio Diar...; José Ramón Ruiz A...
• Keywords: Interventional cardiology; Cardiac catheterization

The Interventional Cardiology Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (ACI-SEC) presents its annual activity report for 2020, the year of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.All Spanish centers with catheterization laboratories were invited to participate. Data were collected online and were analyzed by an external company, together with the members of the ACI-SEC.A total of 123 centers participated (4 more than 2019), of which 83 were public and 40 were private. Diagnostic coronary angiograms decreased by 9.4%, percutaneous coronary interventions by 10.1%, primary percutaneous coronary interventions by 4.1%, transcatheter aortic valve replacements by 0.9%, and left atrial appendage closure by 8.3%. The only procedures that increased with respect to previous years were edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (13.8%) and patent foramen ovale closure (19.4%). The use of pressure wire (5.5%), intravascular imaging devices and plaque preparation devices decreased (with the exception of lithotripsy, which increased by 62%).In the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the registry showed a marked drop in activity in all procedures except for percutaneous mitral valve repair and patent foramen ovale closure. This decrease was less marked than previously described, suggesting a rebound in interventional activity after the first wave.