A survey of German centres performing invasive electrophysiology: Structure, procedures, and training positions

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1741-1746

  Neuberger, Hans Ruprecht ^a   Tilz, Roland Richard ^b   Bonnemeier, Hendrik ^c   Deneke, Thomas ^d   Estner, Heidi L ^e   Kriatselis, Charalampos ^f   Kuniss, Malte ^g   Luik, Armin ^h   Sommer, Philipp ⁱ   Steven, Daniel ^j   Von Bary, Christian ^k   Voss, Frederik ^l   Eckardt, Lars ^m  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d Klinik für Handchirurgie Herz und Gefäß Klinik GmbH   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^g KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^h STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^k TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^l KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Invasive electrophysiology; Survey; Training requirements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; DEVICE THERAPY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; GERMANY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CATHETER ABLATION; INVASIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SURVEY; TRAINING REQUIREMENTS;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CATHETER ABLATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882697532     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut149     Document Type: Article

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