Methods
This study is supported and endorsed by the Asia Pacific Society of
Interventional Cardiology. Due to the inability to have face to face
discussions during the pandemic, an online survey was performed by
inviting key opinion leaders ( cardiac surgeon/interventional
cardiologist/echocardiologist) in the field of transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (TAVI) in Asia to participate. The answers to a
series of questions pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on TAVI were
collected and analyzed. These led subsequently to an expert consensus
recommendations on the conduct of TAVI during the pandemic