July 27, 2026Open Access
View Full Paper2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy
Key Result
The 2013 ESC Guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy to assist health professionals in clinical decision-making.
Key Points
- To provide healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidelines for cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy.
- Developed by the European Society of Cardiology after thorough evidence review.
- Encourages consultation between health professionals and patients regarding individual circumstances.
- Stresses the importance of verifying applicable rules for drugs and devices.
- Guidelines offer structured recommendations but emphasize individual clinician judgement.
- Encourage aligning patient care decisions with current evidence and regulations.
- Highlight accountability of health professionals in patient treatment decisions.
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Cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy
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2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy
Abstract
The ESC Guidelines represent the views of the ESC and were arrived at after careful consideration of the available evidence at the time they were written. Health professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with that patient and, where appropriate and necessary, the patient's guardian or carer. It is also the health professional's responsibility to verify the rules and regulations applicable to drugs and devices at the time of prescription.
Expert Takes3 quotes
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“One of the big innovations of these guidelines is the development of a logical decision tree displaying the different pacing modes according to different clinical situations. In effect these guidelines take the clinician by the hand and lead them through a series of three or four questions.”
Perry Elliott, Cardiologist, The Heart Hospital, LondonThe Heart Hospital, Londonauto_pipelineView source