Aktaa, Suleman; Tzeis, Stylianos; Gale, Chris P; Ackerman, Michael J; Arbelo, Elena; Behr, Elijah R; Crotti, Lia; d'Avila, Andre; de Chillou, Christian; Deneke, Thomas; Figueiredo, Márcio; Friede, Tim; Leclercq, Christophe; Merino, Jose L; Semsarian, Chris; Verstrael, Axel; Zeppenfeld, Katja; Tfelt-Hansen, Jacob; Reichlin, Tobias (2023). European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. Europace, 25(1), pp. 199-210. Oxford University Press 10.1093/europace/euac114
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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.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Reichlin, Tobias Roman |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1099-5129 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 Feb 2023 08:46 |
Last Modified: |
10 Feb 2023 06:05 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/europace/euac114 |
PubMed ID: |
36753478 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Accountability Clinical practice guidelines Outcomes Quality indicators Sudden cardiac death Treatment Ventricular arrhythmias |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/178551 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178551 |
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