Introduction and objective:

To communicate the results of the first national registry of cardiac stimulation devices from August 2019 to August 2020.

Methods:

We analyze the information recorded prospectively, on a voluntary basis, by the implant centers with respect to the population of patients who were implanted with a pacemaker, a defibrillator or a resynchronizer between August 22, 2019 and September 2020.

Results:

A total of 317 pacemaker procedures were registered from 10 centers participated. Participation was 40% of total procedures reported by companies. The pacemaker implantation rate was 6.27 per hundred thousand. A 83% of pacemakers were implanted in public centers, 70% corresponded to dual chamber devices. Mean age of the population was 73.7 years. Most frequent indication was AV conduction disorder (70.3%). Active fixation electrodes were the most used (97.8%). A 83.3% were MRI conditional. Use of single chamber pacemakers was more frequent in patients aged 80 years or older. Regarding ICD therapy, a total of 63 procedures were registered. from 5 centers, with a participation of 41%. Rate of ICD use was 1.25 per hundred thousand. Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy was the most common heart disease in the recorded population.

Conclusions:

The registry allowed to know the frequency of procedures and more usual indications as well as to establish the rate of use of therapies in our country. The percentage of participation in the registration can be improved. The implementation of cardiac stimulation devices is predominantly financed by the social security system. The implantation rate is low compared to other regions.