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

Łukasz Januszkiewicz Sergio Barra Rui Andre Providencia Kyoung-Ryul Julian Chun Giulio Conte Michal Miroslaw Farkowski José M Guerra Eloi Marijon Carlos De Asmundis Serge Boveda

Published 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 (2023)

While physicians in Southern Europe should address the patients' concerns about the impact of the ICD on quality of life, physicians from Western Europe should focus on improving the quality of information provided to their prospective ICD patients. Novel strategies to address regional differences in patients' quality of life and provision of information are warranted.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional
south africa
patient reported outcomes