Key result
ICD implantation rates varied significantly across EHRA member countries and correlated with gross domestic product, healthcare expenses, life expectancy, and the number of implanting centres.
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ICD implantation rates vary significantly across European countries and are strongly driven by national economic status and healthcare expenditure.
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Highlights economic disparities in European ICD access; leaves open whether policy interventions can narrow implantation gaps.
Lubiński et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Sudden cardiac death. National economic status and healthcare expenses was evaluated on ICD implantation rate per million capita. ICD implantation rates varied significantly across EHRA member countries and correlated with gross domestic product, healthcare expenses, life expectancy, and the number of implanting centres.
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