Spanish Pacemaker Registry. 18th Official Report of the Cardiac Pacing Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (2020).

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: This report describes the cardiac pacing activity performed in Spain in 2020, including the number and type of implanted devices, demographic and clinical factors, and data on remote monitoring. METHODS: Information consisted of the European Pacemaker Patient Card, data submitted to the cardiodispositivos.es online platform, the databases of participating centers, and supplier-reported data. RESULTS: A total of 14 662 procedures were registered from 102 hospitals, representing 39.2% of the estimated activity. The implantation rates of conventional and low-energy resynchronization pacemakers were 759 and 31 units per million population, respectively. In all, 520 leadless pacemakers were implanted, 70 with atrioventricular synchrony. The mean age at implantation was high (78.8 years), and the most frequent electrocardiographic change was atrioventricular block. There was a predominance of dual-chamber pacing mode but VVI/R single-chamber pacing was used in 19% of patients in sinus rhythm, depending on age and sex. Remote monitoring capability was present in 18.5% of implanted conventional pacemakers and 45.6% of low-energy resynchronization pacemakers, although registration in this system increased by 53% in 2020. CONCLUSIONS: In 2020, in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the number of implanted conventional pacemakers decreased by 8% and cardiac resynchronization therapy by 4.6%. The number of leadless pacemakers increased by 16.5%. Sequential pacing was predominant, influenced by age and sex. Home monitoring played a fundamental role as a mode of follow-up in this SARS-CoV-2 pandemic year.

Registro Español de Marcapasos. XVIII Informe Oficial de la Sección de Estimulación Cardiaca de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (2020)

Resumen Introducción y objetivos Se describe la actividad de estimulación cardiaca realizada en España en 2020: cuantía y tipo de dispositivos, factores demográficos y clínicos y datos sobre monitorización a distancia. Métodos Se utilizan como fuentes de información la Tarjeta Europea de paciente portador de Marcapasos, la plataforma online cardiodispositivos.es, las bases de datos propias de centros y los datos facilitados por las empresas proveedoras. Resultados Se registran 14.662 procedimientos de 102 hospitales, lo que supone el 39,2% de la actividad estimada. La tasa de marcapasos convencionales y resincronizadores de baja energía es de 759 y 31 unidades/millón respectivamente. Se implantan 520 marcapasos sin cables, 70 con sincronía auriculoventricular. La media de edad al implante es elevada (78,8 años) y el bloqueo auriculoventricular, la alteración electrocardiográfica más frecuente. Predomina el modo de estimulación bicameral, aunque en el 19% de los pacientes en ritmo sinusal se realiza una estimulación monocameral VVI/R, condicionada por edad y sexo. Se incluyen en programa de monitorización a distancia el 18,5% de los marcapasos implantados y el 45,6% de los resincronizadores de baja energía, aunque aumentan en un 53% las altas en este sistema durante 2020. Conclusiones En 2020, en contexto de la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2, disminuye el número de marcapasos convencionales implantados un 8% y el de terapias se resincronización cardiaca, un 4,6%. Aumenta el número de marcapasos sin cables un 16,5%. Predomina la estimulación secuencial, influida por edad y sexo. La monitorización domiciliaria cobra un papel fundamental como modo de seguimiento en el año de la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2. Introduction and objectives This report describes the cardiac pacing activity performed in Spain in 2020, including the number and type of implanted devices, demographic and clinical factors, and data on remote monitoring. Methods Information consisted of the European Pacemaker Patient Card, data submitted to the cardiodispositivos.es online platform, the databases of participating centers, and supplier-reported data. Results A total of 14662 procedures were registered from 102 hospitals, representing 39.2% of the estimated activity. The implantation rates of conventional and low-energy resynchronization pacemakers were 759 and 31 units per million population, respectively. In all, 520 leadless pacemakers were implanted, 70 with atrioventricular synchrony. The mean age at implantation was high (78.8 years), and the most frequent electrocardiographic change was atrioventricular block. There was a predominance of dual-chamber pacing mode but VVI/R single-chamber pacing was used in 19% of patients in sinus rhythm, depending on age and sex. Remote monitoring capability was present in 18.5% of implanted conventional pacemakers and 45.6% of low-energy resynchronization pacemakers, although registration in this system increased by 53% in 2020. Conclusions In 2020, in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the number of implanted conventional pacemakers decreased by 8% and cardiac resynchronization therapy by 4.6%. The number of leadless pacemakers increased by 16.5%. Sequential pacing was predominant, influenced by age and sex. Home monitoring played a fundamental role as a mode of follow-up in this SARS-CoV-2 pandemic year. Full English text available from:www.revespcardiol.org/en