EHRA expert consensus statement and practical guide on optimal implantation technique for conventional pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin-American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS).
Haran Burri FehraChristoph StarckAngelo AuricchioMauro BiffiMafalda BurriAndre D'AvilaJean-Claude DeharoMichael GliksonCarsten IsraelChu-Pak LauChristophe LeclercqCharles J LoveJens Cosedis NielsenKevin Vernooynull nullNikolaos DagresSerge BovedaChristian ButterEloi MarijonFrieder BraunschweigGeorges H MairesseMarye GlevaPascal DefayeFrancesco ZanonNestor Lopez-CabanillasJose M GuerraVassilios P VassilikosMario Martins OliveiraPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2021)
With the global increase in device implantations, there is a growing need to train physicians to implant pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Although there are international recommendations for device indications and programming, there is no consensus to date regarding implantation technique. This document is founded on a systematic literature search and review, and on consensus from an international task force. It aims to fill the gap by setting standards for device implantation.