TY - JOUR
T1 - EHRA research network surveys: 6 years of EP wires activity
AU - Bongiorni, Maria Grazia
AU - Chen, Jian
AU - Dagres, Nikolaos
AU - Estner, Heidi
AU - Hernandez-Madrid, Antonio
AU - Hocini, Meleze
AU - Larsen, Torben Bjerregaard
AU - Pison, Laurent
AU - Potpara, Tatjana
AU - Proclemer, Alessandro
AU - Sciaraffia, Elena
AU - Todd, Derick
AU - Blomstrom-Lundqvist, Carina
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Clinical practice should follow guidelines and recommendations mainly based on the results of controlled trials, which are often conducted in selected populations and special conditions, whereas clinical practice may be influenced by factors different from controlled scientific studies. Hence, the real-world setting is better assessed by the observational registries enrolling patients for longer periods of time. However, this may be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming. In 2009, the Scientific Initiatives Committee of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has instigated a series of surveys covering the controversial issues in clinical electrophysiology (EP). With this in mind, an EHRA EP research network has been created, which included EP centres in Europe among which the surveys on 'hot topic' were circulated. This review summarizes the overall experience conducting EP wires over the past 6 years, categorizing and assessing the topics regarding clinical EP, and evaluating the acceptance and feedback from the responding centres, in order to improve participation in the surveys and better address the research needs and aspirations of the European EP community.
AB - Clinical practice should follow guidelines and recommendations mainly based on the results of controlled trials, which are often conducted in selected populations and special conditions, whereas clinical practice may be influenced by factors different from controlled scientific studies. Hence, the real-world setting is better assessed by the observational registries enrolling patients for longer periods of time. However, this may be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming. In 2009, the Scientific Initiatives Committee of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has instigated a series of surveys covering the controversial issues in clinical electrophysiology (EP). With this in mind, an EHRA EP research network has been created, which included EP centres in Europe among which the surveys on 'hot topic' were circulated. This review summarizes the overall experience conducting EP wires over the past 6 years, categorizing and assessing the topics regarding clinical EP, and evaluating the acceptance and feedback from the responding centres, in order to improve participation in the surveys and better address the research needs and aspirations of the European EP community.
KW - EP wire
KW - EHRA network
KW - Survey
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - Cardiac implantable electronic devices
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Clinical practice
U2 - 10.1093/europace/euv371
DO - 10.1093/europace/euv371
M3 - Article
C2 - 26589904
SN - 1099-5129
VL - 17
SP - 1733
EP - 1738
JO - EP Europace
JF - EP Europace
IS - 11
ER -