Differences in patient characteristics, clinical practice and outcomes of cardiac implantable electric device therapy between Japan and the USA: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative administrative databases.

Reina Tonegawa-KujiYuko Y InoueMichikazu NakaiKoshiro KanaokaYoko SumitaYuichiro MiyazakiAkinori WakamiyaKeiko ShimamotoNobuhiko UedaKenzaburo NakajimaMitsuru WadaTsukasa KamakuraKenichiro YamagataKohei IshibashiKoji MiyamotoSatoshi NagaseTakeshi AibaYoshihiro MiyamotoYoshitaka IwanagaKengo F Kusano

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

International variations in patient characteristics, practice and outcomes were observed. In-hospital mortality after CIED implantation was similar between Japan and the USA, except in cases of leadless pacemaker recipients.

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