Review of NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 88, on the use of dual-chamber pacemakers for symptomatic bradycardia

Proposal to defer the review

The Institute has carried out a search for information relevant to this appraisal, and has found that to the best of its knowledge, no new evidence has been published that would have a material effect on the original guidance. 

However, we are aware of the ongoing DANPACE trial which is anticipated to complete late 2009. Consequently we propose that the decision to review the original guidance be deferred until December 2009 when the evidence base will again be assessed to ascertain the need for a review of the guidance.

In order to be completely confident that this is appropriate, we are asking all original consultees, to inform us of any evidence which would suggest that an earlier review would be beneficial. Please see a full list of the organisations we have contacted below.

Please note all comments received will be published on the Institute’s website when a decision has been taken. 

9 February 2007

• Action Heart
• Age Concern Cymru
• Age Concern England
• Association of British Health-Care Industries
• Biotronik UK Ltd
• British Association for Nursing in Cardiac Care
• British Association for Service to the Elderly
• British Cardiac Patients Association
• British Cardiovascular Society
• British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
• British Geriatrics Society
• British Heart Foundation
• British National Formulary
• British Society for Cardiovascular Research
• Cardiac Risk in the Young
• Central Cardiac Audit Database
• Cochrane Heart Group
• Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors Association
• Counsel and Care
• Department of Health
• Developing Patient Partnership (DPP)
• ELA Medical UK
• EUCOMED
• Guidant Ltd
• Heart Rhythm UK
• Heart UK
• Help the Aged
• Medtronic Ltd
• National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions
• National Collaborating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA)
• National Heart Forum (UK)
• National Public Health Service for Wales
• NHS Confederation
• NHS Purchasing and Supplies Agency
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
• Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
• Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Nursing
• Royal College of Physicians
• Royal College of Physicians’ Cardiology Committee
• Society for Cardiological Science and Technology
• Sorin Biomedica UK Ltd
• St. Jude Medical UK Ltd
• Vitatron UK Ltd
• Welsh Assembly Government