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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Poland Compared with other European Countries from the Patient’s Perspective: Insights from the EHRA Patient Survey

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  • Łukasz Januszkiewicz

    (1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Marcin Grabowski

    (1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Michał Mirosław Farkowski

    (II Department of Heart Arrhythmia, National Insitute of Cardiology, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Paweł Życiński

    (1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, 91-347 Lodz, Poland)

  • Tomasz Jędrychowski

    (Department of Cardiology, Voivodship Specialist Hospital, 06-400 Ciechanow, Poland)

  • Mariusz Pytkowski

    (II Department of Heart Arrhythmia, National Insitute of Cardiology, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Julian K. R. Chun

    (CCB, Cardiology, Med. Klinik III, Markuskrankenhaus, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Jose M. Guerra

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, IIB SANT PAU, CIBERCV, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Giulio Conte

    (Cardiology Department, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
    Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland)

  • Sérgio Barra

    (Cardiology Department, Hospital da Luz Arrabida, 4400-346 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

  • Serge Boveda

    (Heart Rhythm Department, Clinique Pasteur, 31076 Toulouse, France
    Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
    Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM Unit 970, 75015 Paris, France)

  • Maciej Kempa

    (Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland)

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to compare differences between Polish ICD recipients and ICD recipients from other European countries in terms of quality of life, information provision before ICD implantation, and end-of-life issues. Methods: This is a sub-analysis of the “Living with an ICD” patient survey (25-item questionnaire) organized by the European Heart Rhythm Association between 12 April 2021 and 5 July 2021 in ten European countries. Results: There were 410 (22.7%) patients from Poland and 1399 (77.3%) from other European countries. A total of 51.0% of Polish patients reported improvement in their quality of life compared with 44.3% in other countries ( p = 0.041). Remote monitoring was three times more often utilized in other countries than in Poland (66.8% vs. 21.0%, p < 0.001). While 78.1% of Poles felt well informed before ICD implantation compared with 69.6% of subjects from other countries ( p = 0.001), they were less familiar with the ICD deactivation process than others (38.9% vs. 52.5%, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Despite the less frequent use of remote monitoring and gaps in end-of-life issues, Polish ICD recipients reported more favorable quality of life and a higher level of information received before device placement than patients in other European countries.

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  • Łukasz Januszkiewicz & Marcin Grabowski & Michał Mirosław Farkowski & Paweł Życiński & Tomasz Jędrychowski & Mariusz Pytkowski & Julian K. R. Chun & Jose M. Guerra & Giulio Conte & Sérgio Barra & Serg, 2023. "Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Poland Compared with other European Countries from the Patient’s Perspective: Insights from the EHRA Patient Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:5045-:d:1095558
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