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ArticleCJC pediatric and congenital heart disease2023

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on the Provision of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care Across Canada: A National Survey.

Ruochen Tony Mao, Luc Beauchesne, Ariane Marelli, Candice Silversides, Annie Dore, Javier Ganame, Michelle Keir, Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, Isabelle Vonder Muhll, Jasmine Grewal and 9 more

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Article in CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 13 institutions in 1 country.

Ruochen Tony MaoUniversity of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Luc BeauchesneUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ariane MarelliMcGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease (MAUDE unit), Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Candice SilversidesUniversity Health Network, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Annie DoreMontreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Javier GanameMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Michelle KeirUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Rafael Alonso-GonzalezUniversity Health Network, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Isabelle Vonder MuhllUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jasmine GrewalUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Anne WilliamsMemorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Payam DehghaniPrairie Vascular Research Inc, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Samuel SiuWestern University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Amer JohriQueen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Elisabeth BedardQuebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
Judith TherrienMcGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease (MAUDE unit), Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Doug HayamiDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Catherine KellsDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robin A DucasUniversity of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Montreal Heart Institute · CADalhousie University · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAMcMaster University · CAMemorial University of Newfoundland · CAQueen's University · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted health care access across Canada with the reduction in in-person evaluations. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to health care services among the Canadian population with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Methods: All Canadian adult congenital heart affiliated centres were contacted and asked to collect data on outpatient clinic and procedural volumes for the 2019 and 2020 calendar years. A survey was sent detailing questions on clinic and procedural volumes and wait times before and after pandemic restrictions. Descriptive statistics were used with the Student Results: In 2019, there were 19,326 ACHD clinic visits across Canada and only 296 (1.5%) virtual clinic visits. However, during the first year of the pandemic, there were 20,532 clinic visits and 11,412 (56%) virtual visits ( Conclusions: During the pandemic and restrictions of social distancing, the use of virtual clinic visits helped to maintain continuity in ACHD clinical care, with 56% of ACHD visits being virtual. The procedural volumes and wait times for consultation and percutaneous and surgical interventions were not delayed.

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PMID37970218
PMCPMC10642110
OpenAlexW4386565841

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