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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2021

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, Christoph Starck, Angelo Auricchio, Mauro Biffi, Mafalda Burri, Andre D'Avila, Jean-Claude Deharo, Michael Glikson, Carsten Israel, Chu-Pak Lau and 18 more

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Article 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. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07604727 (AV Nodal Ablation With Conduction System Pacing Versus Cardiac Resynchronization for Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients With Atrial Fibrillation), which is not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07604727 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

AV Nodal Ablation With Conduction System Pacing Versus Cardiac Resynchronization for Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The APAF-CSP All-cause Mortality and Quality of Life Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Medical Center GroningenRan2026 to 2030Enrolled292ConditionsAtrial Fibrillation (AF), Heart Failure, Cardiac PacingArmsConduction System Pacing, Cardiac resynchronization therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Ultrasound-guided vs. fluoro-guided axillary venous access for cardiac implantable electronic devices: a patient-based meta-analysis.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 · 2024
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  2. European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death.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
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  3. European Society of Cardiology Quality Indicators for the care and outcomes of cardiac pacing: developed by the Working Group for Cardiac Pacing Quality Indicators in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology.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 · 2022
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  9. Digitally assisted learning in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac implantable electronic devices: a Scientific Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC.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 · 2026
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  11. [Management of complications associated with cardiac device procedures].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2026
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  12. Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Geometry as a Predictor of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Evolut Series.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2026
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  16. Same-day discharge after electrophysiological and cardiac implantable electronic device procedures: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC.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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Haran BurriDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4393-5338
Christoph StarckDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Berlin, Augustenburger Pl. 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Angelo AuricchioFondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Via Tesserete 48, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Mauro BiffiAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Mafalda BurriDivision of Scientific Information, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Andre D'AvilaServiço de Arritmia Cardíaca-Hospital SOS Cardio, 2 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Jean-Claude DeharoHôpital de la Timone, 264 rue St Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
Michael GliksonShaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Carsten IsraelDepartment of Cardiology, Bethel-Clinic Bielefeld, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Germany.
Chu-Pak LauDivision of Cardiology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
Christophe LeclercqUniversité de Rennes I, CICIT 804, Rennes, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
Charles J LoveJohns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jens Cosedis NielsenDepartment of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 161, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Kevin VernooyDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Reviewers:
Nikolaos DagresDepartment of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Serge BovedaHeart Rhythm Department, Clinique Pasteur, 31076 Toulouse, France.
Christian ButterDepartment of Cardiology, Heart Center Brandenburg, Chefarzt, Abteilung Kardiologie, Berlin, Germany.
Eloi MarijonUniversity of Paris, Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Frieder BraunschweigKarolinska University Hospital, Norrbacka S3:00, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Georges H MairesseDepartment of Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Cliniques du Sud Luxembourg-Vivalia, rue des Deportes 137, BE-6700 Arlon, Belgium.
Marye GlevaWashington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.
Pascal DefayeCHU Grenoble Alpes, Unite de Rythmologie, Service De Cardiologie, CS10135, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
Francesco ZanonArrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
Nestor Lopez-CabanillasAdventist Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jose M GuerraDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, CIBERCV, Barcelona, Spain.
Vassilios P VassilikosMedical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mario Martins OliveiraDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Santa Marta, Rua Santa Marta, 1167-024 Lisbon, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

Defibrillators, ImplantablePacemaker, ArtificialAsiaConsensusHumansUnited StatesConsensus documentImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorImplantationPacemakerRecommendations

Identifiers

PMID33878762
PMCPMC12378894

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