Specialty of physicians performing device implantations and LEs in the 56 ESC countries
Country . | ISO code . | Specialist performing PM implantations (%) . | Specialist performing ICD implantations (%) . | Specialist performing CRT implantations (%) . | Specialist performing loop recorder implantations (%) . | Specialist performing LEs (%) . | ||||||||||
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Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | ||
Albania | AL | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | DZ | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Armenia | AM | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austria | AT | 50 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
Azerbaijan | AZ | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Belarus | BY | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Belgium | BE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | BA | 80 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Bulgaria | BG | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | HR | 91 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
Cyprus | CY | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Republic | CZ | 90 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Denmark | DK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | 0 |
Egypt | EG | 76 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 20 |
Estonia | EE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Finland | FI | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
France | FR | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Georgia | GE | 90 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | DE | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greece | GR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Hungary | HU | 90 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Iceland | IS | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Ireland | IE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Israel | IL | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Italy | IT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | KZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kosovo | XK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Latvia | LV | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Lebanon | LB | 75 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Libyaa | LY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lithuania | LT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Luxembourg | LU | 85 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Macedonia, FYR | MK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Malta | MT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Moldovaa | MD | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Montenegro | ME | 60 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco | MA | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Netherlands | NL | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Norway | NO | 99.55 | 0.45 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | PL | 98 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Portugal | PT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Romania | RO | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Russian Federation | RU | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
San Marinoa | SM | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Serbia | RS | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Slovakia | SK | 70 | 30 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Slovenia | SI | 10 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Spain | ES | 72 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
Sweden | SE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Switzerland | CH | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 50 | N/A |
Syriaa | SY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tunisia | TN | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 |
Turkey | TR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 |
Ukraine | UA | 10.3 | 89.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
United Kingdom | GB | 99 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Country . | ISO code . | Specialist performing PM implantations (%) . | Specialist performing ICD implantations (%) . | Specialist performing CRT implantations (%) . | Specialist performing loop recorder implantations (%) . | Specialist performing LEs (%) . | ||||||||||
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Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | ||
Albania | AL | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | DZ | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Armenia | AM | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austria | AT | 50 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
Azerbaijan | AZ | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Belarus | BY | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Belgium | BE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | BA | 80 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Bulgaria | BG | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | HR | 91 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
Cyprus | CY | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Republic | CZ | 90 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Denmark | DK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | 0 |
Egypt | EG | 76 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 20 |
Estonia | EE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Finland | FI | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
France | FR | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Georgia | GE | 90 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | DE | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greece | GR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Hungary | HU | 90 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Iceland | IS | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Ireland | IE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Israel | IL | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Italy | IT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | KZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kosovo | XK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Latvia | LV | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Lebanon | LB | 75 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Libyaa | LY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lithuania | LT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Luxembourg | LU | 85 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Macedonia, FYR | MK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Malta | MT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Moldovaa | MD | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Montenegro | ME | 60 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco | MA | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Netherlands | NL | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Norway | NO | 99.55 | 0.45 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | PL | 98 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Portugal | PT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Romania | RO | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Russian Federation | RU | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
San Marinoa | SM | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Serbia | RS | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Slovakia | SK | 70 | 30 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Slovenia | SI | 10 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Spain | ES | 72 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
Sweden | SE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Switzerland | CH | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 50 | N/A |
Syriaa | SY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tunisia | TN | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 |
Turkey | TR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 |
Ukraine | UA | 10.3 | 89.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
United Kingdom | GB | 99 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
aThese four countries did not submit data for the EHRA White Book 2015.
Specialty of physicians performing device implantations and LEs in the 56 ESC countries
Country . | ISO code . | Specialist performing PM implantations (%) . | Specialist performing ICD implantations (%) . | Specialist performing CRT implantations (%) . | Specialist performing loop recorder implantations (%) . | Specialist performing LEs (%) . | ||||||||||
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Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | ||
Albania | AL | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | DZ | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Armenia | AM | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austria | AT | 50 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
Azerbaijan | AZ | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Belarus | BY | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Belgium | BE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | BA | 80 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Bulgaria | BG | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | HR | 91 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
Cyprus | CY | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Republic | CZ | 90 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Denmark | DK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | 0 |
Egypt | EG | 76 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 20 |
Estonia | EE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Finland | FI | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
France | FR | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Georgia | GE | 90 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | DE | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greece | GR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Hungary | HU | 90 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Iceland | IS | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Ireland | IE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Israel | IL | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Italy | IT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | KZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kosovo | XK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Latvia | LV | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Lebanon | LB | 75 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Libyaa | LY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lithuania | LT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Luxembourg | LU | 85 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Macedonia, FYR | MK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Malta | MT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Moldovaa | MD | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Montenegro | ME | 60 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco | MA | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Netherlands | NL | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Norway | NO | 99.55 | 0.45 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | PL | 98 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Portugal | PT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Romania | RO | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Russian Federation | RU | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
San Marinoa | SM | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Serbia | RS | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Slovakia | SK | 70 | 30 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Slovenia | SI | 10 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Spain | ES | 72 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
Sweden | SE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Switzerland | CH | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 50 | N/A |
Syriaa | SY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tunisia | TN | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 |
Turkey | TR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 |
Ukraine | UA | 10.3 | 89.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
United Kingdom | GB | 99 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Country . | ISO code . | Specialist performing PM implantations (%) . | Specialist performing ICD implantations (%) . | Specialist performing CRT implantations (%) . | Specialist performing loop recorder implantations (%) . | Specialist performing LEs (%) . | ||||||||||
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Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | Cardiologists . | Surgeons . | Other . | ||
Albania | AL | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | DZ | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Armenia | AM | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austria | AT | 50 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
Azerbaijan | AZ | 64 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Belarus | BY | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Belgium | BE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | BA | 80 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Bulgaria | BG | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | HR | 91 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
Cyprus | CY | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Czech Republic | CZ | 90 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Denmark | DK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | 0 |
Egypt | EG | 76 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 20 |
Estonia | EE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Finland | FI | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
France | FR | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Georgia | GE | 90 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | DE | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greece | GR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Hungary | HU | 90 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Iceland | IS | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Ireland | IE | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Israel | IL | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Italy | IT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | KZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kosovo | XK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Latvia | LV | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Lebanon | LB | 75 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Libyaa | LY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lithuania | LT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Luxembourg | LU | 85 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Macedonia, FYR | MK | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Malta | MT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Moldovaa | MD | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Montenegro | ME | 60 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco | MA | 98 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Netherlands | NL | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Norway | NO | 99.55 | 0.45 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | PL | 98 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
Portugal | PT | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Romania | RO | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Russian Federation | RU | 70 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
San Marinoa | SM | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Serbia | RS | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Slovakia | SK | 70 | 30 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Slovenia | SI | 10 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Spain | ES | 72 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
Sweden | SE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Switzerland | CH | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 50 | N/A |
Syriaa | SY | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tunisia | TN | 95 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 |
Turkey | TR | 97 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 |
Ukraine | UA | 10.3 | 89.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
United Kingdom | GB | 99 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
aThese four countries did not submit data for the EHRA White Book 2015.
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