A multi-centre prospective cohort study of patients on the elective waiting list for cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, elective cardiac surgery was suspended to provide ICU beds for COVID-19 patients and those requiring urgent cardiac surgery. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of the pandemic on outcomes of patients awaiting elective cardiac surgery.

Design: A multi-centre prospective cohort study.