Variation in regional implantation patterns of cardiac implantable electronic device in Switzerland.
Lucy BoltMaria M WertliAlan G HaynesNicolas RodondiArnaud ChioleroRadoslaw PanczakDrahomir AujeskyPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Switzerland has a very high regional variation in PM/ICD implantation and a high variation in CRT implantation rates. Women had substantially lower implantation rates than men. A large share of the variation in PM procedure rates remained unexplained which might reflect variations in physicians' preferences and practices.