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- Title
New directions in clinical outcomes assessment.
- Authors
Al-Khatib, Sana
- Abstract
In recent years, electrophysiology clinical research has made tremendous progress. Not only have the standards for conducting research and assessing clinical outcomes improved substantially, but the power of well-conducted and designed randomized clinical trials has been realized. This has led to the emergence of a plethora of randomized clinical trials in electrophysiology. Despite these improvements, there is an immense need to explore and develop better approaches for assessing clinical outcomes. In this article, I review the strengths, challenges, and limitations of randomized clinical trials, especially as they relate to the field of electrophysiology. To address some of these challenges, I propose potential solutions that involve enhancing clinical trials and complementing them with large registries and databases of electronic medical records. If prudently developed and executed, these new directions in assessing clinical outcomes have great potential to inform, and thereby improve the care of patients receiving electrophysiologic interventions.
- Subjects
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL trials; MEDICAL records; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of electricity; PLETHORA (Pathology)
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2011, Vol 32, Issue 3, p221
- ISSN
1383-875X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10840-011-9608-7