Abstract
Our world is faced with a global pandemic that threatens to overwhelm many national health care systems for a prolonged period. Consequently, the elective long-term cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) management of millions of patients is potentially compromised, raising the likelihood of patients experiencing major adverse events owing to loss of CIED therapy. This review gives practical guidance to health care providers to help promptly recognize the requirement for expert consultation for urgent interrogation and/or surgery in CIED patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 222-226 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Heart Rhythm O2 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- Cardiac implantable electronic device
- Health care crisis
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
- Pacemaker
- Pandemic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine