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2009 Atrial Fibrillation Therapy: Clinician Perspectives
Frost & Sullivan, April 2011, Pages: 81
The objectives of this research were to identify the perceptions, attitudes, usage patterns, and preferences of doctors in relation to treatment options for Atrial Fibrillation, determine catheter and surgical ablation product attributes that are perceived to be important, including energy modality, ease-of-use, and other potential drivers of satisfaction or dissatisfaction, determine the key drivers of adoption and non-adoption of surgical cardiac ablation and determine the clinical brand preferences and the perceived strengths of brands.
- Compared to results collected during the 2007 End User Perceptions of Atrial Fibrillation Study, a statistically significant increase in awareness of the latest trends in EP ablation procedures and technologies was noted.
- Electrophysiologists report effectiveness of treatment is the most important attribute when selecting a brand-specific ablation manufacturer’s suite. Minimization of side effects and ease of use round out the top three. The least significant attribute relate to adequacy of reimbursement, brand reputation, and experience shared to them by peers.
- Of those who named Biosense and St. Jude Medical as the most utilized mapping systems, “accuracy of target identification” is the attribute with which they are most satisfied. For Boston Scientific, “simplicity of operation” and for C.R. Bard, “flexibility of operation” are the characteristics with which those responding are the most satisfied.
- One-quarter of Electrophysiologists currently use robotic-assisted magnetic navigation systems.
- The most-used ablation strategy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation is wide area circumferential ablation. The least-used ablation strategy is Target Fractionated Electrograms.
- The ablation strategy reported as most often used for Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Electrophysiologists is a combination approach. The strategy reported as least used is PVI alone.
- Cardiologists on average estimate that thirty-five percent of their patients are aware of and receptive to ablation procedures.
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