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
Population
50 of the 56 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries providing data for the EHRA White Book
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
5 years (retrospective trends)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Access disparities in arrhythmia therapies across ESC countries warrant equity focus; leaves open non-economic drivers for targeted research.
Structured PICO
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Population
50 of the 56 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries providing data for the EHRA White Book
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Intervention
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation and catheter ablation therapy
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Outcome
Procedure rates per million population for CIED implantation and catheter ablation
There is considerable regional heterogeneity in access to CIED and catheter ablation therapies across ESC countries, which is not solely driven by economic resources.
Cite This Study
Raatikainen et al. (2016) studied this question.