1. Electrotherapy in Poland Grzegorz Opolski in Cardiology National Consultant in Cardiology 1st Dept of Cardiology Medical University of Warsaw

2. 69 Pacemakers implantation centres 5 4 3 2 5 5 14 1 3 2 5 7 1 2 7 3

3. Number of pacemaker implantations between 2001-2005 in Poland

4. Pacemaker implantations in 2005 New implantations - 409/mln 15533 3687

5. Mode of the implanted pacemakers in 2005 Percent VVI 48 AAI12 DDD/VDD38 CRT 2

6. CRT implantations New implantations 9/mln 36 349

7. 32 ICD implantation centres 4 1 3 2 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2

8. No of ICD implantations between 2001-2005 in Poland

9. ICD implantantion in 2005 New implantations 30/mln

10. 24 ablation centres in Poland 1 1 2 0 2 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2

11. Ablation between 2001-2005 in Poland 69/mln

12. Ablation with CARTO system 527

13. X-ray equipment Electrophysiologic systems Ablators,other.. 2003r - 6 centres2006 - 18 centres 2004r - 17 centres2007 - ? 2005r - 20 centres2008- ? 18 million PLN5 million PLN POLKARD 2003 -2005; 2006-2008 electrocardiotherapy equipment

14. POLKARD electrotherapy programs registry of electrotherapy procedures (2005) cost-effectiveness of ICD implantations (2005) cost-effectiveness of CRT therapy (2006) cost-effectiveness of ablation in AF (2006) electrophysiologists training (2006)