Vital Signs and Parameters Reflecting Heart Failure Status Kartik S. Telukuntla W. H. Wilson Tang KEY POINTS The most common reason for heart failure hospitalization is elevated intracardiac pressures. Wearable…
Understanding Technology and Equipment S. Suave Lobodzinski KEY POINTS Electrocardiogram (ECG) leads are the electrocardiographer’s electric windows into the heart’s electric activity, not wire-electrode assemblies. Torso modifications of limb leads…
Cybersecurity of Cardiac Wearable and Implantable Devices Jean-Philippe Couderc Alex Page Mark Manning KEY POINTS Cybersecurity in health care is a growing threat, with the cost of breaches estimated to…
Assessment of Therapeutic Efficacy Jeremy W. Docekal Matthew Needleman Jonathan S. Steinberg KEY POINTS An ambulatory ECG (AECG) plays an important role in assessing the efficacy and safety of a…
Measurement of Autonomic Tone in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Larisa G. Tereshchenko KEY POINTS Autonomic tone is continuously monitored on modern cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Standard deviation of 5-minute…
Prognosis and Risk Stratification: Clinical Indications and Results Iwona Cygankiewicz KEY POINTS The highest risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is attributed to survivors of cardiac arrest, and these patients…
Arrhythmia Diagnosis: Clinical Indications and Implications Andrew H. Locke Peter Zimetbaum KEY POINTS Correlating symptoms with electrocardiographic data is the sine qua non of proper utilization of remote electrocardiography (ECG)…
Big Data in Remote Monitoring Jonathan P. Piccini Niraj Varma KEY POINTS Big data are characterized by variety, volume, velocity, value, and veracity. Big data remote monitoring datasets can contain…
Remote Monitoring of Patients With CIEDs: What Do the Guidelines Say? Niraj Varma KEY POINTS A strategy of remote cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring and interrogation, combined with at…
Electronic Health Records and Implantable Devices: New Paradigms and Efficiencies David Slotwiner KEY POINTS Managing the huge volume of data generated by cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is challenging for…
