Patients' Perspective on Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of AVRT and AVNRT

National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland82 enrolled

Overview

Atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia (AVNRT) and atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT) are two similar supraventricular re-entry tachycardias (SVT) emerging in relatively young age in patients without apparent structural heart disease or significant comorbidities. The treatment of choice in those patients is radiofrequency ablation (RFA). The PPRA study is a prospective observational study developed to thoroughly analyze quality of life, utility and willingness-to-pay of Polish patients undergoing RF ablation of AVNRT or AVRT. Based on collected data the investigators will prepare a profile of patient who will benefit most from radiofrequency ablation and who should be scheduled in first place for the ablation in case of problems with accessibility to this service. What is more an analysis of medical and indirect costs of care will be performed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Re-entrant Atrioventricular Tachycardia

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written informed consent 2. Age above 18 3. Scheduled RFA due to AVNRT or AVRT 4. Sufficient knowledge of the Polish language to independently complete the questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: 1. No written informed consent 2. Health states significantly impairing QoL (eg. stroke, advanced heart failure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)

Mean score of Patient Perception of Arrhythmia Questionnaire (PPAQ) - a disease-specific QoL questionnaire for patients suffering from supraventricular tachycardia translated and validated according to ISPOR (International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) guidelines

Time frame: two months

Secondary Outcomes

Utility of health state

Mean score of EQ-5D - a generic questionnaire measuring a health state utility (official Polish translation)

Time frame: two months

Medical and indirect cost

Cross-sectional data gathered using original questionnaire designed to measure medical and indiresct costs related to arrhythmia incurred during a year preceding RFA

Time frame: one year

Willingness-to-pay

a cross-sectional willingness-to-pay questionnaire studying hypothetical situation where RFA was not financed by Polish Health Fund

Time frame: one day

Effectiveness

Data on medical history, final diagnosis, outcome of treatment, safety and future recommendations

Time frame: two days