Protecting the most vulnerable during COVID-19 and beyond: a case report on the remote management of heart failure patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) represent an important cohort. They are at increased risk of hospitalization and mortality. We outline how remote-only management strategies, which leverage transmitted health-related data, can be used to optimize care for HF patients with a CIED during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Case summary

An 82-year-old man with HF, stable on medical therapy, underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation in 2016. Modern CIEDs facilitate remote monitoring by providing real-time physiological data (thoracic impedance, heart rate and rhythm, etc.). The 'Triage Heart Failure Risk Score' (Triage-HFRS), available on Medtronic CIEDs, integrates several monitored physiological parameters into a risk

SUBMITTER: Ahmed FZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7499530 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature