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Author(s): Niraj Varma , Renato Pietro Ricci , Loredana Morichelli Added: 3 years ago
Monitoring after implant of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) forms a part of both device and patient care, and is the responsibility of the implanting centre. Monitoring is challenged by the increasing number and technical complexity of implanted devices coupled with the increasing clinical complexity of the patient population. Current practice is based on quarterly to… View more
Author(s): Haran Burri Added: 3 years ago
Patients implanted with a pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) require regular follow-ups to control the proper function of the implanted device. These technical checks have traditionally been performed manually in-office using a dedicated device programmer. In 1971, transtelephonic monitoring was introduced to remotely follow-up basic parameters (such as battery status… View more
Author(s): Haran Burri Added: 3 years ago
Remote follow-up and monitoring of patients implanted with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has been introduced over a decade ago, and is now indicated according to European (class IIa indication1) and American (class I indication2) guidelines. There have been high expectations that this technology will improve patient outcome, as it significantly shortens response to actionable… View more
Author(s): Khaldoun G Tarakji Added: 3 years ago
Dr Khaldoun Tarakji (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, US) talks about the performance of first in the world pacemaker to use smart device app for remote monitoring and the future of telemedicine. The purpose of this field evaluation was to collect and evaluate information related to CareLink transmission compliance as well as patient perceived benefit of BlueSync™ . Questions: 1. Do you… View more