ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2023
10-year follow-up of interventional electrophysiology: updated German survey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Cryocure-VT: the safety and effectiveness of ultra-low-temperature cryoablation of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies.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 · 2024Trial
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- Nationwide Multicentric Analysis Regarding In-Hospital Complications After Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Management of patients with atrial tachycardia: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).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 · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Same-Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation Procedures for Supraventricular Tachycardia in Ontario, Canada.CJC open · 2025Article
- Reasons for gender inequities in invasive electrophysiology: a survey on family issues and career paths of female and male electrophysiology fellows in Germany.European heart journal open · 2024Article
- Relevance of mexiletine in the era of evolving antiarrhythmic therapy of ventricular arrhythmias.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024Review
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- Antiarrhythmic Treatment in Heart Failure.Current heart failure reports · 2024Review
- Major in-hospital complications after catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias: individual case analysis of 43 031 procedures.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 · 2023Article
- The new European Society of Cardiology guideline for the management of cardiomyopathies: key messages for cardiac electrophysiologists.Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2023Review
- Electrophysiology fellowship experience and requirements: an EHRA survey.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 · 2023Article
- [From premature ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular tachycardia : An overview of innovations in the 2022 ESC Guideline on the therapy of ventricular arrhythmias].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionThis study provides an update of survey-based data providing an overview of interventional electrophysiology over the last decade. Overall infrastructure, procedures, and training opportunities in Germany were assessed.
methodsBy analyzing mandatory quality reports, German cardiology centres performing electrophysiological studies were identified to repeat a questionnaire from 2010 and 2015.
resultsA complete questionnaire was returned by 192 centers performing about 75% of all ablations in Germany in 2020. In the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 76.304 procedures including 68.407 ablations were reported representing a 38% increase compared to 2015. The median number of ablations increased from 180 in 2010 to 377 in 2020. AF was the most common arrhythmia ablated (51 vs. 35% in 2010). PVI with radiofrequency point-by-point ablation (64%) and cryo-balloon ablation (34%) were the preferred strategies. Less than 50 (75) PVI were performed by 31% (36%) of all centres. Only 25 and 24% of participating centres fulfilled EHRA and national requirements for training centre accreditation, respectively. There was a high number of EP centres with no fellows (38%). The proportion of female fellows in EP increased from 26% in 2010 to 33% in 2020.
conclusionComparing 2020, 2010 and 2015, an increasing number of EP centres and procedures were registered. In 2020, more than every second ablation was for therapy of AF. In the presence of an increasing number of procedures, training opportunities were still limited, and most centres did not fulfill recommended EHRA or national requirements for accreditation.
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