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GuidelineEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2023

European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Suleman Aktaa, Stylianos Tzeis, Chris P Gale, Michael J Ackerman, Elena Arbelo, Elijah R Behr, Lia Crotti, Andre d'Avila, Christian de Chillou, Thomas Deneke and 9 more

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Guideline 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. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Sex differences in the risk of readmission for ventricular arrhythmia following myocardial infarction in patients without implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a nationwide cohort study.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 · 2025
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  11. Genetic testing for inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cardiomyopathies: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association 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 · 2024
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  12. Understanding the incidence of atrial fibrillation and stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: insights from Danish nationwide registries.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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  13. Autopsy of all young sudden death cases is important to increase survival in family members left behind.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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  14. Genetic characterization of KCNQ1 variants improves risk stratification in type 1 long QT syndrome patients.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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  17. Risk stratification of sudden cardiac death: a review.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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  18. From gene-discovery to gene-tailored clinical management: 25 years of research in channelopathies and 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 · 2023
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  19. Cardiac tamponades related to interventional electrophysiology procedures are associated with higher risk of short-term hospitalization for pericarditis but favourable long-term outcome.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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  20. Regional disparity on patient characteristics and perceptions after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: results from an EHRA patient 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 · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 17 institutions in 12 countries.

Suleman AktaaLeeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS29JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9854-481X
Stylianos TzeisMitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, Athens 15123, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2007-1928
Chris P GaleLeeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS29JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4732-382X
Michael J AckermanDepartments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, and Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Divisions of Heart Rhythm Services and Pediatric Cardiology, Windland Smith Rice Genetic Heart Rhythm Clinic and Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8011-3333
Elena ArbeloArrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08007, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0424-6393
Elijah R BehrCardiovascular Clinical Academic Group and Cardiology Research Centre, St. George's, University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8731-2853
Lia CrottiDepartment of Cardiology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan 20149, Italy.
Andre d'AvilaDirector - Cardiac Arrhythmia Service The Harvard Thorndike EP Institute Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Christian de ChillouDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Nancy, Vandœuvre lès Nancy 54500, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9025-6821
Thomas DenekeHeart Center Rhön-Clinic Bad Neustadt, Clinic for Interventional Electrophysiology, Bad Neustadt 97616, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1379-1684
Márcio FigueiredoCardiology, Electrophysiology Service, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Hospital, Campinas 13083-888, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3477-4667
Tim FriedeDepartment of Medical Statistics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Göttingen, Göttingen 10785, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5347-7441
Christophe LeclercqUniversity of Rennes, CHU Rennes, LTSI-UMR1099, Rennes 35042, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4399-5568
Jose L MerinoLa Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Autonoma University, Madrid 28046, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1737-1903
Chris SemsarianAgnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6441-274X
Axel VerstraelPatient representative, the ESC Patient Forum, Belgium.
Katja ZeppenfeldDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, ZA Leiden 2333, TheNetherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6645-082X
Jacob Tfelt-HansenSection of genetics, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-3895-9316
Tobias ReichlinDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspial Bern, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern 3010, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7197-8415
University of Leeds · GBBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USCentre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy · FRCentro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares · ESHospital Universitario La Paz · ESIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITLaboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image · FRLeiden University Medical Center · NLMayo Clinic · USMitera Hospital · GRRhön-Klinikum · DESt George's, University of London · GBThe University of Sydney · AUUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Mayo Clinic Windland Smith Rice Comprehensive Sudden Cardiac Death ProgramNational Health and Medical Research CouncilPractitioner Fellowship #1154992
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To develop a suite of quality indicators (QIs) for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The Working Group comprised experts in heart rhythm management including Task Force members of the 2022 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with VA and the prevention of SCD, members of the European Heart Rhythm Association, international experts, and a patient representative. We followed the ESC methodology for QI development, which involves (i) the identification of the key domains of care for the management of patients with VA and the prevention of SCD by constructing a conceptual framework of care, (ii) the development of candidate QIs by conducting a systematic review of the literature, (iii) the selection of the final set of QIs using a modified-Delphi method, and (iv) the evaluation of the feasibility of the developed QIs. We identified eight domains of care for the management of patients with VA and the prevention of SCD: (i) structural framework, (ii) screening and diagnosis, (iii) risk stratification, (iv) patient education and lifestyle modification, (v) pharmacological treatment, (vi) device therapy, (vii) catheter ablation, and (viii) outcomes, which included 17 main and 4 secondary QIs across these domains. Following a standardized methodology, we developed 21 QIs for the management of patients with VA and the prevention of SCD. The implementation of these QIs will improve the care and outcomes of patients with VA and contribute to the prevention of SCD.

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CardiologyQuality Indicators, Health CareArrhythmias, CardiacDeath, Sudden, CardiacHumansSystematic Reviews as TopicAccountabilityClinical practice guidelinesOutcomesQuality indicatorsSudden cardiac deathTreatmentVentricular arrhythmias

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PMID36753478
PMCPMC10103575
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