Key result
GDP and economic indices strongly correlate with geographic variations in European pacemaker implants and centers.
Observational
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Pacemaker implantation rates and types vary significantly across Europe and are strongly correlated with a country's gross domestic product.
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Economic disparities may underlie European pacing access gaps; leaves open whether policy interventions can reduce inequities.
Vardas et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Symptomatic bradyarrhythmias. Socioeconomic indices (including gross domestic product) was evaluated on Number of first pacemaker implants per calendar year and types of pacemaker implanted. Gross domestic product and specific economic indices were strongly related to significant geographic variations in the number of annual pacemaker implants and pacing centers across Europe.
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