Mean±95% CI secondary care consultations by NYHA class per annum (excluding interventionalists)
| Topic | NYHA class I | NYHA class II | NYHA class III | NYHA class IV |
| Number of day case admissions, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.13±0.24 | 0.18±0.24 | 0.72±0.46 | 0.94±0.91 |
| Number of outpatient visits, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.88±0.40 | 1.13±0.44 | 2.63±0.90 | 4.38±1.77 |
| Number of non-CV-related outpatient visits, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.31±0.34 | 0.63±0.69 | 1.25±0.69 | 2.00±1.01 |
| Number of CV-related outpatient visits, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.69±0.26 | 0.88±0.24 | 2.13±0.78 | 3.25±1.42 |
| Number of inpatient admissions, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.01±0.01 | 0.04±0.07 | 0.94±0.39 | 1.90±0.65 |
| LoS per inpatient admission, days | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 1.75±2.32 | 0.80±0.96 | 3.75±0.72 | 7.38±2.43 |
| Number of pre-planned inpatient admissions, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±N/A* | 0.04±0.07 | 0.63±0.51 | 1.01±0.54 |
| LoS per pre-planned inpatient admission, days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±N/A* | 0.50±0.98 | 2.00±1.34 | 4.57±1.59 |
| Number of inpatient emergency admissions, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±0 | 0±0.01 | 0.85±0.42 | 1.39±0.70 |
| LoS per inpatient emergency admission, days | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Mean±95% CI | 2.50±4.90 | 1.00±1.13 | 4.57±1.65 | 8.43±2.67 |
| Number of CCU admissions, n† | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±0 | 0.14±0.28 | 0.88±0.44 | 0.85±0.42 |
| LoS per CCU admission, days | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.25±0.49 | 0.60±0.78 | 3.43±1.65 | 6.14±2.40 |
| Number of HDU admissions, n† | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±N/A* | 0.13±0.24 | 0.15±0.24 | 0.85±0.42 |
| LoS per HDU admission, days | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±N/A* | 0±N/A* | 0.80±1.57 | 4.20±3.84 |
| Number of ICU admissions, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0±0 | 0±0 | 0.17±0.24 | 0.13±0.24 |
| LoS per ICU admission, days | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.50±0.98 | 0.50±0.98 | 3.40±2.20 | 3.20±3.79 |
| Number of A&E visits, n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean±95% CI | 0.26±0.32 | 0.41±0.34 | 1.56±0.77 | 2.56±0.97 |
Each question refers to either the number of consultations the experts estimated each patient with obstructive HCM has on average per annum, or the average LoS (in days) per admission. Unless otherwise specified, eight experts responded to each question in this section.
*CI was not relevant because the variance was 0.
†Excluding day cases.
A&E, accident and emergency department; CCU, coronary care unit; CV, cardiovascular; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HDU, high-dependency unit; ICU, intensive care unit; LoS, length of stay; N/A, not available; NYHA, New York Heart Association.