title: Cardiac Electrophysiology in Lebanon-Part II.
abstract: Systematic national effort to improve cardiac electrophysiology practice in Lebanon is lacking, and the quality improvement program mainly relates to individual efforts along with regulations, which are set as a "Road Map" by the Lebanese Arrhythmia Working Group. Lebanon currently has five electrophysiology laboratories. The "Road Map" mainly consists of creating a registry and a National Card for Electronic Device Holder, centralization of complex electrophysiology procedures in institutions where electrophysiologists are available, setting regulations to conform to international guidelines, and creating a National Arrhythmia Website and E-Journal. Most importantly, we emphasize that the practice of device checking must be performed by physicians with expertise and not by industry technicians.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Unit, University Hospital ND Secours, St. Charbel Street, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kossaify
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Refaat
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khoury
keywords: arrhythmia; electrophysiology; lebanon; road map; working group
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