Use of leadless pacemakers in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

Use of leadless pacemakers in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

The purpose of this European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) survey is to provide an overview of the current use of leadless pacemakers (LLPM) across a broad range of European centres. An online questionnaire was sent to centres participating in the EHRA Electrophysiology Research Network. Questions...

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Veröffentlicht in:Europace (London, England) England), 2018-03, Vol.20 (3), p.555-559
Hauptverfasser: Boveda, Serge, Lenarczyk, Radoslaw, Haugaa, Kristina H, Iliodromitis, Konstantinos, Finlay, Malcolm, Lane, Deirdre, Prinzen, Frits W, Dagres, Nikolaos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - epidemiology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - physiopathology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - standards
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - trends
Cardiologists - standards
Cardiologists - trends
Equipment Design
Europe - epidemiology
Forecasting
Guideline Adherence - trends
Health Care Surveys
Healthcare Disparities - trends
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial - standards
Pacemaker, Artificial - trends
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) survey is to provide an overview of the current use of leadless pacemakers (LLPM) across a broad range of European centres. An online questionnaire was sent to centres participating in the EHRA Electrophysiology Research Network. Questions dealt with standards of care and policies used for patient management, indications, and techniques of implantation of LLPM. In total, 52 centres participated in the survey. Most (86%) reported using LLPM, although 82% of these centres implanted
ISSN:1099-5129
1532-2092
DOI:10.1093/europace/eux381