Pacemaker reprogramming rarely needed after device replacement

Karol Čurila

doi:10.1007/s00059-017-4627-5

Pacemaker reprogramming rarely needed after device replacement

2017-09-27

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DOI：10.1007/s00059-017-4627-5

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BackgroundMost outpatient follow-ups after pacemaker implantation do not involve changes in the device settings. Moreover, the need for pacemaker reprogramming declines with time after implantation. Currently, data on the need for changes in pacemaker set-up after replacement owing to battery depletion are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the rates of pacemaker reprogramming in this patient group.MethodsAretrospective analysis was performed using the files of 217 patients who had undergone pacemaker replacement between 2002 and 2005. The data of 1,407 outpatient follow-up visits between 2002 and 2015 were analyzed. Scheduled and unscheduled visits were marked as visits with action or visits without action, depending on whether pacemaker programming was or was not performed, respectively.ResultsPacemaker programming was performed in only 53(4%) of the 1,234 scheduled visits and in 44(25%) of 173 unscheduled visits. Thus, only 97(7%) of 1,407 visits involved changes in device settings. Of these visits, 446 occurred in the first year after device replacement. The rate of unscheduled visits in the first year was higher (17%) than during the overall period (12%), but the rate of visits involving action was the same: 6% (26 of 446, first year) compared with 7% (97 of 1,407).ConclusionThe vast majority of outpatient visits after pacemaker replacement do not involve subsequent device reprogramming during follow-up. This suggests the potential benefit of remote follow-up for these patients.

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Cardiac pacing

Follow-up

Outpatients

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