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August 22, 2018Swiss Medical WeeklyOpen Access

Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) Survey II: CRT implantation in Europe and in Switzerland

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Why the study?

How do the clinical characteristics and device types of Swiss CRT recipients compare to the overall European population?

Population

11,088 patients from 42 countries undergoing de-novo cardiac resynchronisation therapy implantation or…

Comparison

Swiss CRT recipients vs Overall European CRT recipients

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

IZIvan ZeljkovićHBHaran BurriABAlexander Breitenstein

Discussion

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Overview

Swiss CRT patients differ in age, symptoms, and comorbidities; hypothesis-generating for selection variations, prospective outcome studies needed before practice implications.

Structured PICO

How do the clinical characteristics and device types of Swiss CRT recipients compare to the overall European population?

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Population
11,088 patients from 42 countries undergoing de-novo cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) implantation or upgrade, including a subgroup of 320 Swiss patients from 7 centers.
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Intervention
Swiss CRT recipients
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Comparator
Overall European CRT recipients
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Outcome
Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, indications, and device types

Swiss CRT recipients are older, less symptomatic, have more comorbidities, and receive CRT-pacemakers more frequently than the overall European CRT population.

Cite This Study

Zeljković et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76616f34349a64571b55d9https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2018.14643
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