Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 9 No. 1-2, 2014.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.3
Arrhythmology and cardiac pacing – an overview of the situation in Croatia.
Sandro Brusich
; University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Hrvoje Vražić
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In the past few years there has been a significant progress in the management of patients with heart rhythm disorders both in the world and in Croatia. This review article summarizes the current situation in the area of arrhythmology and cardiac pacing in the Republic of Croatia. The greatest improvement is seen in the field of electrophysiology due to a significant increase in the number of performed electrophysiological procedures, particularly catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. There are also significant advancements in new insights in the field of electrical stimulation, a further increase in a number of centers where such procedures are performed, as well as in the number of performed procedures where education follows new insights and trends, all with an aim to enable our patients to have prolonged survival and a better quality of life. However, some major challenges we are facing have not significantly changed compared to the previous year, and the basic one is finding additional resources to ensure better prevention of sudden cardiac death by necessary increasing the implantation rate of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. The room for improvement is great, whereas we can not sufficiently emphasize the importance of persistent activities of the professional society in this area.
Keywords
arrhythmology; electrophysiology; cardiac pacing; atrial fibrillation
Hrčak ID:
141147
URI
Publication date:
17.2.2014.
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