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- Title
The Role of Daily Implant-Based Multiparametric Telemonitoring in Patients with a Ventricular Assist Device.
- Authors
Guckel, Denise; El Hamriti, Mustapha; Rojas, Sebastian V.; Fox, Henrik; Costard-Jäckle, Angelika; Gummert, Jan; Fink, Thomas; Sciacca, Vanessa; Isgandarova, Khuraman; Braun, Martin; Khalaph, Moneeb; Imnadze, Guram; Schramm, René; Morshuis, Michiel; Sommer, Philipp; Sohns, Christian
- Abstract
The telemonitoring of heart failure (HF) patients is becoming increasingly important. This study aimed to evaluate the benefit of telemonitoring in end-stage HF patients with a ventricular-assistance device (VAD). A total of 26 HF-patients (66 ± 11 years, 88% male) on VAD therapy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or a cardiac resynchronization defibrillator (CRT-D) including telemonitoring function were enrolled. The long-term follow-up data (4.10 ± 2.58 years) were assessed. All the patients (n = 26, 100%) received daily ICD/CRT-D telemonitoring. In most of the patients (73%, n = 19), the telemedical center had to take action for a mean of three times. An acute alert due to sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) occurred in 12 patients (63%) with 50% of them (n = 6) requiring ICD shock delivery. Eight patients (67%) were hospitalized due to symptomatic VAs. In 11 patients (92%), immediate medication adjustments were recommended. Relevant lead issues were revealed in thirteen patients (50%), with six patients (46%) undergoing consecutive lead revisions. Most of the events (83%) were detected within 24 h. Daily telemonitoring significantly reduced the number of in-hospital device controls by 44% (p < 0.01). The telemonitoring ensured that cardiac arrhythmias and device/lead problems were identified early, allowing pre-emptive and prompt interventions. In addition, the telemonitoring significantly reduced the number of in-hospital device controls in this cohort of HF patients.
- Subjects
HEART assist devices; IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators; ARRHYTHMIA; VENTRICULAR arrhythmia; DEEP brain stimulation; CARDIAC pacing; ANGIOTENSIN II
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life13010038