PROMs in cardiology
Beyond ejection fraction
In cardiology, numerous clinical markers are available: troponin, BNP, ejection fraction, and risk scores.
However, these indicators reveal nothing about the breathlessness experienced when climbing stairs, the anxiety associated with physical exertion, or the fatigue that persists despite successful revascularisation.
PROMs bridge the gap between what examinations reveal and what patients experience in their daily lives.
“Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, but beyond survival, we must measure the quality of that survival. That is the whole point of PROMs.“
Prof. Hélène Eltchaninoff
President of the French National Professional Council for Cardiovascular Medicine
For coronary artery disease
PROMs enable you to:
- Measure the real impact of the disease on patients' daily life, beyond angiographic data and ejection fraction
- Quantify symptoms such as angina, breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety, limitations in daily activities
- Track quality of life changes after angioplasty, bypass surgery or optimization of medical treatment
- Personalize care according to residual symptoms, mental health, cardiac rehabilitation and return to activity
Since 2022, PromTime has been working with the France PCI network, which brings together around one hundred interventional cardiology teams in France.
“The France PCI registry measures complications (CROMs) after myocardial infarction or angioplasty. But what about the impact on patients’ quality of life? That is precisely the value of PROMs.”
Dr. Grégoire Rangé,
Interventional Cardiologist, Chair of France PCI