Implantable cardiac devices: the utility of remote monitoring in a paediatric and CHD population

Abstract

Remote monitoring in the modern era has improved outcomes for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. There are many advantages to remote monitoring, including improved quality of life for patients, decreased need for in-office interrogation, and secondary reduced costs. Patient safety and enhanced survival remain the most significant benefit. With most of the published literature on this topic being focussed on adults, paediatric outcomes continue to be defined. This is a review of the benefits of remote monitoring in paediatrics and in patients with CHD.

Keywords: CHD; Remote monitoring; cardiac implantable electronic devices; paediatrics; remote interrogation.