Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Multisensor Monitoring during Home Confinement Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The utilization of remote monitoring platforms was recommended amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The HeartLogic index combines multiple implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sensors and has proved to be a predictor of impending heart failure (HF) decompensation. We examined how multiple ICD sensors behave in the periods of anticipated restrictions pertaining to physical activity.

Methods

The HeartLogic feature was active in 349 ICD and cardiac resynchronization therapy ICD patients at 20 Italian centers. The period from 1 January to 19 July 2020, was divided into three phases: pre-lockdown (weeks 1-11), lockdown (weeks 12-20), post-lockdown (weeks 21-29).

Results

Immediately after the implementation of stay-at-home orders (week 12), we observed a significant d

SUBMITTER: Ziacchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8772791 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature