Ehra blog guidelines posts need to advance the mission of ehra accelerated adoption of ehrs to support safe healthcare delivery, foster continued innovation, and operate with high integrity in the market for our users and their patients and families. The ehra white book is the only source of information for clinicians, health administrators and politicians on cardiac arrhythmia treatment in their own country and beyond, said ehra white book coordinator professor pekka raatikainen, head physician, helsinki university hospital, finland. Latebreaking biotronik study results to be presented at esc. Buy the ehra book of pacemaker, icd, and crt troubleshooting. Using clinical cases to encourage practical learning, this book assists electrophysiologists and device specialists in tackling both common and unusual situations that they may encounter during daily practice. The ehra white book is an important reference to monitor the yearly status of treatment of arrhythmia in esc countries as well as to identify possible obstacles to esc guidelines implementation in each country. The data are collected from a survey undertaken by the esc together with the national cardiac societies as well as external sources. Pdf the european heart rhythm association ehra, a branch of the european society of. The ehra white book documents the status and development of electrophysiology across europe and provides unique and valuable data for scientists, healthcare economists and also for healthcare. Arribas f, auricchio a, wolpert c, merkely b, merino jl, boriani g, van. This new edition presents data from 19 countries and regions. The book contains only countries which are members of the european society of cardiology.
Supported by biotronik, the ehra white book is an annual collection of statistics about the number of cardiac rhythm device implantations and catheter ablations in more than 50 esc member countries. The esc atlas of cardiology the esc atlas of cardiology is a unique data set containing a plethora of descriptive and quantitative data for the escsmember countries. Press releases 2019 september, 2019 ehr association announces fy20 leadership march 26, 2019. Stateof the art approach towards magnetic resonance imaging of the nervous system structures in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. The aphrs white book includes data from member countriesregions on the use of cardiac electronic devices and electrophysiological procedures in the past three years. The aphrs white book data collection is mostly the result of voluntary participation of national society of pacing and electrophysiology or national heart rhythm society in each countryregion, and the data are maintained in full autonomy by each national society of pacing and electrophysiology or national heart rhythm society. The participation rate was higher than ever and covered around 95% of the esc area population. This year, my colleagues and i are proud to the sixth edition of the aphrs white book.
The ehra white book 2017 is the 10th edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regards to the treatment of. The ehra white book is the only source of information for clinicians, health administrators and politicians on cardiac arrhythmia treatment in their own country and beyond, said ehra white book coordinator professor pekka raatikainen, head. The ehra white book is the only source of information for clinicians, health administrators and politicians on cardiac arrhythmia treatment in their own country and beyond, said ehra white book. European heart rhythm association and biotronik mark ten. We recommend that reservations are made through them as they have obtained special rates and conditions. Ehra white book 2014 highlights growing use of complex. Decade of information on the use of cardiac implantable electronic.
The present ehra white paper summarizes knowledge gaps in the management of atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardiasudden death and heart failure. Ehra white book 2017 the uk has lower levels of pacemaker use than every country in western europe except norway and ireland source. Many patients with advanced heart failure hf experience the lifeextending benefits of implantable cardioverterdefibrillators icd, but at the end stage of hf, patients may experience shocks with increasing frequency and change the plan for endoflife eol care including the deactivation of the icd. The ehra white book 2017 is the 10th edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regards to the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. National and international guidelines set out clear criteria and make recommendations for cied use based on available evidence. The data collection is mostly the result of voluntary participation of each national working group on arrhythmias or the national. Cardiac resynchronization therapy devicesutilization. The ehra white book 2017 is the 10th edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regards to the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The ehra white book 2017 is the tenth edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regard to treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. European heart rhythm association releases the ehra white book 2016 ep europace supplement with biotronik support ep europace supplement provides indepth analysis on increasing atrial fibrillation ablations and crt use. Please contact them by email for group reservations to ehra.
Icd utilisationacross europe trends, inequalities and challenges. Jun 19, 2017 the ehra white book is the only source of information for clinicians, health administrators and politicians on cardiac arrhythmia treatment in their own country and beyond, said ehra white book. Aug 24, 2017 esc congress 2017 also marks the release of the ep europace journal supplement to the 10th edition of the annual ehra white book. European heart rhythm association, white paper, arrhythmia, fibrillation, tachycardia, heart failure. There is strong evidence that af ablation improves quality of life and reasonable evidence that it improves left ventricular function in patients with heart failure. Esc congress 2017 also marks the release of the ep europace journal supplement to the 10 th edition of the annual ehra white book. Mohammad sabra, mario njeim, malek khatib, marwan refaat full article download pdfabstract. The current status of cardiac electrophysiology in esc member countries. The current status of cardiac electrophysiology in esc member. The following are 10 points to remember from this expert consensus statement on atrial fibrillation af ablation. Icd utilisationacross europe trends, inequalities and. The ehra white book 2009 presents the cardiac rhythm management sector per country separated in eleven sections. The ehra white book 2015 is the 8th edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regard to treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched. Latebreaking biotronik study results to be presented at. The ehra book of interventional electrophysiology is the second official textbook of european heart rhythm association ehra. Pacemakers pacemaker units implanted and number of implanting centres implanting centre. European heart rhythm association ehra europacecardiostim 2017. Ehra 2018 new expert statement on arrhythmias and cognitive function medscape medical news, march 19, 2018 popular news from ehra europacecardiostim 2017. In 2017 53 of the 56 esc member countries provided data for the ehra white book. The ehra white book 2017 ep europace supplement shows that implantation and ablation procedure rates per million population are highest in western european countries, followed by northern and southern european countries.
Jun 17, 2014 the ehra european heart rhythm association white book 2014 will be officially launched at the cardiostim ehra europace 2014 congress which starts today in nice, france. Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment. Decisionmaking of patients with implantable cardioverter. This year 53 of the 56 esc member countries provided data for the ehra white book. The current status of cardiac electrophysiology in esc.
In addition, an interactive website, has been launched, which enables users to digitally extract national data sets from the ehra white book and to perform additional analyses. The ehra book of pacemaker, icd, and crt troubleshooting. In order to bring you the best possible user experience, this site uses javascript. In 2017 implantable cardioverterdefibrillator icds were implanted in germany at over three times the uk rate source. Throughout the years the white book has become a reference for those seeking information about electrophysiological procedures and implantation of cardiac implantable. Pros and cons in new methods and devices for arrhythmology. The tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment is being launched at ehra europace cardiostim 2017. Over the last 10 years the white book has become a key reference for those seeking information about invasive arrhythmia therapies. The eighth edition of the white book of the european heart rhythm association ehra provides comprehensive data on electrophysiological procedures an. This, coupled with improvements in life expectancy, means that more elderly patients will meet the criteria for a cied. Casebased learning with multiple choice questions the european society of cardiology series by burri, haran, israel, carsten, deharo, jeanclaude isbn. The project was initially overseen by prof christian wolpert and prof panos vardas in 2008. The ehra white book has been made possible thanks to the efforts of several key contributors.
The edition marks the ten year anniversary of the european heart rhythm association ehra white book, which reports on the current status of cardiac arrhythmia treatment and has been published yearly since 2008. An essential companion for both the aspiring and practising electrophysiologist, the ehra book of pacemaker, icd and crt troubleshooting assists device specialists in tackling both common and unusual situations that that they may encounter during daily practice. The ehra white book european society of cardiology. The ehra white book 2017 european society of cardiology. The 2017 european heart rhythm association ehra white book was published with interventional electrophysiology data on esc member countries. Aug 29, 2017 the supplement to ehra white book 2017, published in the ep europace journal, provides an indepth 10year comparative analysis. The european heart rhythm association ehra has collected data on invasive arrhythmia therapies since 2008. Panos vardas as founding fathers of the ehra white book, all chairs and cochairs of national working groups national cardiac societies of the 54 esc countries, all ehra staff at. The supplement to ehra white book 2017, published in the ep europace journal, provides an indepth 10year comparative analysis. The ehra european heart rhythm association white book 2014 will be officially launched at the cardiostim ehra europace 2014 congress which starts today in nice, france. Every year, the ehra invites all the national working groups on arrhythmias and electrophysiology andor the national. Every year ehra invites all the countries member of the european society.
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ehra 2017. This year we celebrate the tenyear anniversary of the ehra white book. In 2017 53 of the 56 esc member countries provided data for the ehra white book 2. The aphrs white book includes data from member countriesregions on the use of. While procedure rates are lower in eastern european and noneuropean esc member countries, these regions also present the highest growth rate. Procedural ehra training course on advanced ep with focus on af ablation 2019. Esc congress 2017 also marks the release of the ep europace journal supplement to the 10th edition of the annual ehra white book. Announcing the winners of the annual goodreads choice awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. Bockeria and others published pros and cons in new methods and devices for arrhythmology. Implantable cardiac electronic devices in the elderly. While procedure rates are lower in eastern european and noneuropean esc member countries, these regions also present the highest growth rate over the past 10 years. Decade of information on the use of cardiac implantable. The ehra white book 2012 is the fifth edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities related to treatment of arrhythmias.
The 2017 white book is a snapshot of conditions as of june 1, 2017, documenting the loads and resources for the federal system and the pnw region for the 10. Three countries lebanon, libya and syria of the 56 esc member countries did. The european heart rhythm association ehra, a branch of the european society of cardiology esc, in observance to its mission to improve the quality of life of the european population by reducing the impact of cardiac arrhythmias and reduce sudden cardiac death is proudly announcing the launch of a supplement to ep europace journal dedicated to the ehra white book entitled. Its objectives include providing opportunities for exchanging scientific, medical and technological information among its members and with members of. Pacemakers pacemaker units implanted and number of implanting centres. This analysis is based on the current and previous editions of the ehra white book. The edition marks the ten year anniversary of the european heart rhythm association. Brain imaging and the tradeoffs of af procedures dr mandrola discusses two papers that study the presence of cerebral lesions found on mri scans after left atrial procedures.
Data collection is mostly the result of voluntary participation of national society of pacing and electrophysiology or national heart rhythm society in each. Fiftyone of the 56 esc member countries provided data for the ehra white book 2015. A decade of information on the use of cardiac implantable. Throughout the years the white book has become a reference for those seeking information about electrophysiological procedures and implantation.
Lebanon, an esc member country, did not have data on cardiac ablation. Every year ehra invites all the countries member of the european society of cardiology to participate in this project. Ehra invites all the countries member of the european society of cardiology, however not all of. May 07, 2015 buy the ehra book of pacemaker, icd, and crt troubleshooting. The number of cardiac implantable electronic devices cied has been increasing yearonyear. European heart rhythm association releases the ehra white. Aug 24, 2017 esc congress 2017 also marks the release of the ep europace journal supplement to the 10 th edition of the annual ehra white book. The ehra white book 2017 is the tenth edition of a project that was launched in an attempt to understand the national realities with regard to treatment of. The 2017 european heart rhythm association ehra white book was published with cied data on esc member countries 7. Additionally, an interactive website, ehra, has been launched that enables users to digitally extract national data sets from the ehra white book and to perform additional analyses. Arnar, ehra white book 2016 subcommittee cochair, member of the ehra national.
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