Regional disparity on patient characteristics and perceptions after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: results from an EHRA patient survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of this study was to identify potential regional disparities in characteristics of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients, patient perceptions and perspectives after implantation and level of information provided to patients.

Methods and results

The prospective, multicentre, and multinational European Heart Rhythm Association patient Survey 'Living with an ICD' included patients already implanted with an ICD (median ICD dwell time - 5 years, interquartile range 2-10). An online questionnaire was filled-in by patients invited from 10 European countries. A total of 1809 patients (the majority in their 40s to 70s, 65.5% men) were enrolled, with 877 (48.5%) from Western Europe (group 1), followed by 563 from Central/Eastern Europe (group 2, 31.1%),

SUBMITTER: Januszkiewicz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature