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Access to and clinical use of cardiac implantable electronic devices and interventional electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology Countries: 2016 Report from the European Heart Rhythm Association

Europace (London, England), 2016-08, Vol.18 Suppl 3 (suppl 3), p.iii1-iii79 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. ;ISSN: 1099-5129 ;EISSN: 1532-2092 ;DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw244 ;PMID: 27496955

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Title:
Access to and clinical use of cardiac implantable electronic devices and interventional electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology Countries: 2016 Report from the European Heart Rhythm Association
Author: Raatikainen, M J Pekka ; Arnar, David O ; Merkely, Bela ; Camm, A John ; Hindricks, Gerhardt
Subjects: Africa, Northern ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - physiopathology ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy ; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - trends ; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - trends ; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices - trends ; Cardiology - trends ; Catheter Ablation - trends ; Defibrillators, Implantable - trends ; Electric Countershock - instrumentation ; Electric Countershock - trends ; Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac - trends ; Europe ; Health Care Surveys ; Health Services Accessibility - trends ; Healthcare Disparities - trends ; Humans ; Pacemaker, Artificial - trends ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Professional Practice Gaps - trends ; Societies, Medical ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome
Is Part Of: Europace (London, England), 2016-08, Vol.18 Suppl 3 (suppl 3), p.iii1-iii79
Description: The aim of this analysis was to provide comprehensive information on the access to and use of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) and catheter ablation therapy in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) area. The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has been collecting descriptive and quantitative data on invasive arrhythmia therapies since 2008. This year 50 of the 56 ESC member countries provided data for the EHRA White Book. Up-to-date information on procedure rates for the last 5 years together with information on demographics, economy, vital statistics, local healthcare systems, and training activities is presented for each country and the 5 geographical ESC regions. Our analysis indicated that considerable heterogeneity in the access to arrhythmia therapies still exists across the ESC area. In 2015, the CIED implantation rates per million population were highest in the Western followed by the Southern and Northern European countries. The catheter ablation activity was largest in the Western followed by the Northern and Southern areas. Overall, the procedure rates were 3-10 times higher in the European than in the non-European ESC countries. Economic resources were not the only driver for utilization of arrhythmia therapies as in some Eastern European countries with relative low gross domestic product the procedure rates exceeded the average values. These data will help the healthcare professionals and stakeholders to identify and to understand in more depth the trends, disparities, and gaps in cardiac arrhythmia care and thereby promote harmonization of cardiac arrhythmias therapies in the ESC area.
Publisher: England
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1099-5129
EISSN: 1532-2092
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw244
PMID: 27496955
Source: Open Access: PubMed Central
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Access to and clinical use of cardiac implantable electronic devices and interventional electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology Countries: 2016 Report from the European Heart Rhythm Association

Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. ;ISSN: 1099-5129 ;EISSN: 1532-2092 ;DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw244 ;PMID: 27496955

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