Owing to the rising prevalence of chronic and lifestyle-associated diseases across the world, the demand for guidewires will boom in the coming years. A majority of the lifestyle-related diseases occur due to these behaviours- obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and smoking. As per the obesity report published by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2015, 19.5% of the adult population was found to be obese across member countries. The obesity rate was less than 6% in the Japan and South Korea and as high as 30% in the U.S, Mexico, Hungary, and New Zealand.
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The other major factor pushing the demand for guidewires, which are used while inserting a catheter into the body, is the increasing need for minimally invasive surgeries such as coronary guidewire treatment owing to the rising incidence of cardiovascular diseases in the developed nations. As per a report published by the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) in 2015, the demand for minimally invasive cardiac surgeries has increased rapidly over the last 10–15 years. As per Eurostat, the number of laparoscopic colectomy procedures per 100,000 people increased from 26.4 to 29.8 from 2010 to 2015.
The major trends currently being observed in the guidewires market are the rising need for interventional procedures in the emerging economies and rapid advancements and innovations in guidewires throughout the world. Since the last few years, there has been a massive surge in the demand for coronary procedures in India. As per the data published in coronary interventional registry set up by the National Interventional Council (NIC), Cardiological Society of India, 177,240 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedures were performed in the country in 2012. Moreover, there was a 16.4% growth in PCI procedures conducted in India from 2011 to 2012.
Hence, it can be concluded that due to the increasing occurrence of chronic and lifestyle-related diseases and the burgeoning need for minimally invasive surgical procedures across the world, the demand for guidewires will surge in the coming years.
