Prevention and treatment of pericardial tamponade in the electrophysiology laboratory: a European Heart Rhythm Association survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Pericardial tamponade (PT) is the most frequent severe complication during electrophysiology (EP) procedures and requires immediate, co-ordinated, and effective treatment. However, multiple aspects of PT treatment are either not standardized or are under ongoing debate.

Methods and results

An online questionnaire consisting of 26 multiple-choice questions was sent out to the European Heart Rhythm (EHRA) Research Network and also distributed via social media outputs. The EHRA survey was conducted between May and June 2023. A total of 213 replies were received from European (87%) and non-European countries. Ninety per cent of all participants perform interventions in dedicated EP labs equipped with different ablation platforms. In case of PT, most participants use X-ray a

SUBMITTER: Metzner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature