European Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Survey

The primary objective of this survey is to describe current European practice based on a representative sampling in 13 countries

The European Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy survey (CRT) is a joint initiative between the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Heart Failure Association (HFA), Registered Branches of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

The survey is performed in collaboration with The Institut für Herzinfarktforschung in Ludwigshafen which manages data collection and analysis. A streamlined electronic CRF captures essential data describing current European practice with regard to CRT-P/CRT-D therapy for heart failure.

Approximately 30,000 CRT devices were implanted in Europe in 2007. The 13 countries chosen are responsible for approximately 90% of these implantations. The survey started on 1 November 2008 and has ended 30 June 2009.

The total number of patients enrolled was 2,438. Follow-up is ongoing.

European cardiac resynchronization therapy survey: rationale and design. Read the full article published in the European Journal of Heart Failure
and the article published in the European Heart Journal , including its commentary

Download the Site Questionnaire

, Patient Consent Form

, eCRF

and the Protocol

.

Access the CRF online demo here (username: crt.demo /password: password1)

Advantages for investigators:

Online national and international benchmarking
Investigators will participate in the publication process
Creation of a European Network for future collaboration

Scientific Committee

Kenneth Dickstein, FESC (HFA Coordinator)
Silvia Priori, FESC (EHRA Coordinator)

Angelo Auricchio, FESC
Josep Brugada Terradellas, FESC
John Cleland, FESC
Geneviève Derumeaux, FESC
Daniel Gras
Michel Komajda, FESC
Cecilia Linde, FESC
John Morgan, FESC
Dirk Jan van Veldhuisen, FESC

Anselm Gitt, FESC
Nigussie Bogale

National Coordinators

Belgium	Italy	Sweden
Marc Goethals Johan Vijgen	Marco Metram FESC Maurizio Gasparini	Hans Persson, FESC Fredrik Gadler, FESC
France	Netherlands	Switzerland
Jean Noel Trochum FESC Daniel Gras	Alexander Maass Luc Jordaens, FESC	Hans Peter Brunner-La Rocca, FESC Stefan Osswald, FESC
Germany	Spain	United Kingdom
Michael Kindermann Christoph Stellbrinkm FESC	Juan Delgado Lluis Mont, FESC	Ian Squire John Morgan, FESC
Austria	Israël	Ireland
Friedrich Fruhwaldm FESC Bernard Strohmer	Tuvia Ben Gal Michael Glikson, FESC	Ken McDonald David Keane
Norway
Alf Inge Larsenm FESC Svein Færestrand

For more information, please contact T. Baak / T. Limbourg