title: European cardiac resynchronization therapy survey II: rationale and design.
abstract: The Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Survey II is a 6 months snapshot survey initiated by two ESC Associations, the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Failure Association, which is designed to describe clinical practice regarding implantation of CRT devices in a broad sample of hospitals in 47 ESC member countries. The large volume of clinical and demographic data collected should reflect current patient selection, implantation, and follow-up practice and provide information relevant for assessing healthcare resource utilization in connection with CRT. The findings of this survey should permit representative benchmarking both nationally and internationally across Europe.
authors.affiliation: University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Bergen and Stavanger, Stavanger, 4011 Norway kenneth.dickstein@med.uib.no.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dickstein
authors.affiliation: Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Normand
authors.affiliation: Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre Göttingen (UMG), Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Anker
authors.affiliation: Clinical Electrophysiology Unit, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland University Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auricchio
authors.affiliation: Institution of Medical Science, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blomström-Lundqvisit
authors.affiliation: Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
authors.forename: Nigussie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bogale
authors.affiliation: Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.affiliation: Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippatos
authors.affiliation: Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.affiliation: University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Anselm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gitt
authors.affiliation: University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hindricks
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg, Lohmuehlenstr 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
authors.affiliation: Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ponikowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Bielefeld, Teutoburger Strasse 50, 33604 Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stellbrink
authors.affiliation: University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruschitzka
authors.affiliation: Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Linde
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: CRT Survey; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Devices; Heart failure