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Review
. 2023 Jun 30:12:e21.
doi: 10.15420/aer.2022.35. eCollection 2023.

Heart Failure and Cardiac Device Therapy: A Review of Current National Institute of Health and Care Excellence and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Akriti Naraen  1 , Dileep Duvva  1 , Archana Rao  1
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Review

Heart Failure and Cardiac Device Therapy: A Review of Current National Institute of Health and Care Excellence and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Akriti Naraen et al. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. .

Abstract

Guidelines help clinicians to deliver high-quality care with therapies based on up-to-date evidence. There has been significant progress in the management of heart failure with regards to both medication and cardiac device therapy. These advances have been incorporated into national and international guidelines with varying degrees of success. This article reviews current guidance from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence in the UK and compares this with European Society of Cardiology guidelines, and evaluates how differences between them may impact on clinical practice.

Keywords: European Society of Cardiology; Heart failure; National Institute of Health and Care Excellence; cardiac device therapy; guidelines; implantable cardiac defibrillator; pacemaker.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: AR has received honoraria from Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Phillips and Novartis, and has served on the expert consensus committee for leadless pacemakers on behalf of the British Heart Rhythm Society. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1:. Number of Indications Reported for Device Therapy: European Society of Cardiology versus National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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