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July 26, 2019IJC Heart & VasculatureOpen Access

First catheter ablations in the Ministry of Health system of Peru: Report of the initial experience

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Key result

Catheter ablation achieves ~96% immediate success with no reported complications in a public tertiary hospital.

  • n=53

Why the study?

The Ministry of Health of Peru established the first national electrophysiology center to provide catheter ablation access to underserved populations, but outcomes and safety data were not described.

Population

53 patients undergoing catheter ablation at a public tertiary referral hospital in Peru

Design

Descriptive retrospective study

Authors

RMRaúl A Montañez-ValverdeLMLuis Alberto MorePMPablo Mendoza-Novoa

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Overview

Supports feasibility of ablation in Peru's first public EP center; leaves open questions on long-term outcomes and scalability in similar settings.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=53)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P
Population
53 patients (mean age 35 years, 53% female) who underwent 55 catheter ablation procedures at a public tertiary referral hospital in Peru between July 2015 and February 2018.
E
Exposure
Catheter ablation
O
Outcome
Rate of success and complications of catheter ablation

Catheter ablation in a newly established public electrophysiology center in Peru demonstrated high immediate success (96.4%) and safety, comparable to international standards.

Limitations

  • Insufficiency of resources
  • Inadequate diffusion of center activity
  • insufficiency of resources
  • inadequate diffusion of center activity

Cite This Study

Montañez-Valverde et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Arrhythmias requiring catheter ablation (n=53). Catheter ablation was evaluated on Overall immediate success rate. Catheter ablation performed at a public tertiary referral hospital in Peru achieved an overall immediate success rate of 96.4% with no reported complications.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aace4ef666e07b26a0cf38ehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100402
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