Surveying the Landscape of Structural Heart Disease Coordination: An Exploratory Study of the Coordinator Role

ABSTRACTBackground: In professional society consensus statements for structural heart disease (SHD), the Coordinator is identified as a key member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). Minimal information is available to describe this role. The purpose of this exploratory survey is to describe the current landscape of SHD coordination and the Coordinator role on the MDT.Methods: A link to a 40-question web-based survey was distributed to 596 email addresses of nurses and allied health professionals involved in coordinating catheter-based therapies for SHD. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze survey data.Results: Respondents (N = 219) were predominantly registered nurse coordinators (82.2%); 43.9% held a bachelor’s degree and 43.4% a master’s or doctoral degree. Valve Clinic Coordinator was the most frequently held title (33.5%). A total of 23.3% of respondents coordinated patient care for TAVR, TMVr MitraClip, LAAO Watchman; 42.4% coordinated patient care for TAVR and TMVr MitraClip or LAAO Watchma...