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New directions in clinical outcomes assessment : VIth International Symposium on Interventional Electrophysiology in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.

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Al-Khatib, SM
Published in: J Interv Card Electrophysiol
December 2011

In recent years, electrophysiology clinical research has made tremendous progress. Not only have the standards for conducting research and assessing clinical outcomes improved substantially, but the power of well-conducted and designed randomized clinical trials has been realized. This has led to the emergence of a plethora of randomized clinical trials in electrophysiology. Despite these improvements, there is an immense need to explore and develop better approaches for assessing clinical outcomes. In this article, I review the strengths, challenges, and limitations of randomized clinical trials, especially as they relate to the field of electrophysiology. To address some of these challenges, I propose potential solutions that involve enhancing clinical trials and complementing them with large registries and databases of electronic medical records. If prudently developed and executed, these new directions in assessing clinical outcomes have great potential to inform, and thereby improve the care of patients receiving electrophysiologic interventions.

Duke Scholars

Published In

J Interv Card Electrophysiol

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EISSN

1572-8595

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

221 / 226

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
 

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Al-Khatib, S. M. (2011). New directions in clinical outcomes assessment : VIth International Symposium on Interventional Electrophysiology in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias. J Interv Card Electrophysiol, 32(3), 221–226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-011-9608-7
Al-Khatib, Sana M. “New directions in clinical outcomes assessment : VIth International Symposium on Interventional Electrophysiology in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.J Interv Card Electrophysiol 32, no. 3 (December 2011): 221–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-011-9608-7.
Al-Khatib, Sana M. “New directions in clinical outcomes assessment : VIth International Symposium on Interventional Electrophysiology in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.J Interv Card Electrophysiol, vol. 32, no. 3, Dec. 2011, pp. 221–26. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10840-011-9608-7.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Interv Card Electrophysiol

DOI

EISSN

1572-8595

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

221 / 226

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology