Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilization
Population
Populations of Europe and the United States
Comparison
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and… vs Geographic comparison (Europe vs. USA)
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
1995 to 2010
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Despite some narrowing of the gap, ICD and CRT-D utilization remains nearly three times higher in the United States compared to Europe as of 2010.
Structured PICO
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Population
Populations of Europe and the United States
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Intervention
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D)
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Comparator
Geographic comparison (Europe vs. USA)
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Outcome
Implants per million of the population per year
Despite some narrowing of the gap, ICD and CRT-D utilization remains nearly three times higher in the United States compared to Europe as of 2010.
Cite This Study
Camm et al. (2011) studied this question.