Reduction in long-term mortality using remote device monitoring in a large real-world population of patients with implantable defibrillators.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Remote monitoring (RM) for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is advocated for the potential of early detection of disease progression and device dysfunction. While studies have examined the effect of RM on clinical outcomes in carefully selected populations of heart failure patients implanted with ICDs from a single vendor, there is a paucity of data in real-world patients. We aimed to assess the long-term effect of RM in a representative ICD population using real-world data.

Methods and results

This is an observational retrospective longitudinal study of 1004 patients implanted with an ICD or cardiac resynchronization therapy device (CRT-D) from all device vendors between 2010 and 2021. Patients started on RM (N = 403) within 90 days following de novo devi

SUBMITTER: Kolk MZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature