Ignacio Fernández Lozano1, Joaquín Osca Asensi2, Javier Alzueta Rodríguez3. 1. Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: iflozano@secardiologia.es. 2. Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. 3. Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: We present the data corresponding to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implants in Spain in 2019. METHODS: The data were drawn from implant centers voluntarily completing a data collection sheet. RESULTS: In 2019, 7003 implant sheets were received compared with the 7389 reported by Eucomed (European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations), indicating that data were collected from 94.8% of the devices implanted in Spain. Completion of the implant sheet ranged from 99.7% in the field "name of the implanting hospital" to 17.8% in the variable "reference hospital". In 2019, 172 hospitals performed ICD implants and participated in the registry, a figure similar to that of 2018 (173). The total rate of registered implants was 149/million inhabitants; the rate reported by Eucomed was 157. Although this value represents the highest in the historical series, it is still much lower than the average rate of ICD implants in Europe (303). CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry for 2019 reflects a growth in the number of ICD implants and is the year with the highest number of ICD implants in Spain. However, similar to previous years, the total number of implants in Spain is still much lower than the European Union average, with substantial differences between Spanish autonomous communities.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: We present the data corresponding to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implants in Spain in 2019. METHODS: The data were drawn from implant centers voluntarily completing a data collection sheet. RESULTS: In 2019, 7003 implant sheets were received compared with the 7389 reported by Eucomed (European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations), indicating that data were collected from 94.8% of the devices implanted in Spain. Completion of the implant sheet ranged from 99.7% in the field "name of the implanting hospital" to 17.8% in the variable "reference hospital". In 2019, 172 hospitals performed ICD implants and participated in the registry, a figure similar to that of 2018 (173). The total rate of registered implants was 149/million inhabitants; the rate reported by Eucomed was 157. Although this value represents the highest in the historical series, it is still much lower than the average rate of ICD implants in Europe (303). CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry for 2019 reflects a growth in the number of ICD implants and is the year with the highest number of ICD implants in Spain. However, similar to previous years, the total number of implants in Spain is still much lower than the European Union average, with substantial differences between Spanish autonomous communities.
Keywords:
Desfibrilador automático implantable; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Muerte súbita; National registry; Registro nacional; Sudden cardiac death