Position paper ANMCO: Stati Generali ANMCO 2024 – Liste d’attesa in cardiologia: stato dell’arte tra indicazioni dei decisori, appropriatezza e qualità delle cure
Waiting lists in cardiology are one of the most significant problems of the Italian Health Service (SSN). This phenomenon is perceived with significant delays in accessing specialist visits, diagnostic tests and surgical interventions, negatively affecting the health of patients and the overall quality of the SSN. Structural, organizational and demographic factors can be identified among the main causes of waiting lists in cardiology. On the one hand, the number of cardiologists and specialized healthcare workers is often insufficient compared to the growing demand for care. In fact, the distribution of medical personnel is uneven across the country and there are also real problems regarding the number of doctors and nurses within the SSN, workloads and salary aspects. Furthermore, the Italian population is rapidly aging, with a significant increase in age-related cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure, arrhythmias and coronary heart disease. These factors lead to an ever-increasing demand for cardiology services, putting pressure on the SSN. The aim of this document is to provide an updated overview of the problem of waiting lists in cardiology, to analyze the causes and to provide possible solutions.
Authors
- Alessandro Navazio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-7783)
- Massimo Grimaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-8884)
- Attilio Iacovoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0347-6672)
- Roberta Rossini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-2037)
- Giuseppe Ciliberti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8698-5848)
- Filippo Zilio
- Sara Doimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-4647)
- Enrica Vitale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0644-5217)
- Vittorio Pascale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0465-4709)
- Simona Giubilato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1915-585X)
- Claudio Bilato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-0579)
- Michele Massimo Gulizia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-7125)
- Emanuele Tizzani
- Furio Colivicchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7187-2234)
- Domenico Gabrielli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3392-0527)
- Federico Nardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7743-2587)
- Pietro Scicchitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0471-0053)
- Leonardo De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-1272)
- S Cappannelli
- Giovanna Geraci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0092-8717)
- Carmine Riccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0160-3674)
- Fabrizio Oliva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5827-996X)
- Marco Corda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-4898)
- Massimo Milli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4811-6224)
- Massimo Di Marco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4423-5202)
Institutions
- Altera (United States) (US)
- State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (CN)
- Ospedale Santa Chiara (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini (IT)
- Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri (IT)
- AULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana (IT)
- Ospedale San Filippo Neri (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze (IT)
- Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio (IT)
- Ospedale Sant Antonio (IT)
- Ospedale Garibaldi (IT)
- Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII (IT)
- Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona (IT)
- Ospedale di Santo Spirito (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Degli Angeli (IT)
- Presidio Ospedaliero (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (IT)
- Ospedale Cannizzaro (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera S.Croce e Carle Cuneo (IT)
- Ospedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio (IT)
- Ospedale Sant'Anna (IT)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Ospedale degli Infermi (IT)
- Azienda Usl Toscana Centro (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera G. Brotzu (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Giornale italiano di cardiologia
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1714/4570.45744
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39