Statistics on the use of cardiac electronic devices and electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology countries: 2014 report from the European Heart Rhythm Association

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages i1-i75

  Raatikainen, M J Pekka ^a,b   Arnar, David O ^c,d   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^e   Merino, Jose Luis ^f   Levya, Francisco ^g   Hindriks, Gerhardt ^h   Kuck, Karl Heinz ⁱ  

^a Central Finland Health Care District ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Heart Centre   (Iceland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

ⁱ Deparment of Cardiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Cardiac resynchronization pacemaker (CRT P); Cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT D); Catheter ablation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD); Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC EQUIPMENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE THERAPY; EASTERN EUROPEAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; NORTHERN EUROPEAN; PACEMAKER; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; WESTERN EUROPE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CERTIFICATION; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CERTIFICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EUROPE; EUROPE, EASTERN; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84925100539     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu300     Document Type: Article

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