title: National Registry on Cardiac Electrophysiology 2009.
abstract: The authors analyze the number and type of electrophysiologic procedures (diagnostic and ablation, and implantation of defibrillators and biventricular pacemakers with defibrillator backup) that were performed during 2009 in all Portuguese electrophysiology centers. A total of 2669 diagnostic electrophysiologic procedures were performed during the year, of which 62% were followed by ablation, amounting to 1668 ablations. The authors describe the type of ablations performed by the various centers, and analyze the distribution and type of ablation procedures in the light of recent data from published international studies. A total of 1089 ICDs were implanted during 2009, and the authors also describe the type of devices employed and comment on these data bearing in mind recent published data.
authors.affiliation: Associação Portuguesa de Arritmologia, Pacing e Electrofisiologia para a Area de Electrofisiologia - APAPE, Lisboa, Portugal. migventura@gmail.com
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.forename: Diogo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavaco
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adragão
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonhorst
mesh_terms: D054849:Cardiac Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D011174:Portugal; D012042:Registries