53 years old man implanted with a triple chamber defibrillator Consulta CRT-D for idiopathic cardiomyopathy with left bundle branch block; remote monitoring follow-up ;
This tracing highlights the various advantages of a remote telemonitoring follow-up in a resynchronized patient with episodes of atrial arrhythmia: 1) the diagnosis is confirmed by the analysis of the transmitted EGM; this allows to eliminate false diagnoses arrhythmia atrial (crosstalk, noise…) 2) the diagnosis is quickly performed even if the patient is asymptomatic 3) anticoagulant therapy could be introduced early to reduce the risk of stroke 4) the treatment with an anti-arrhythmic was also introduced; the effectiveness of this treatment can be remotely assessed on a daily basis through the telemonitoring follow-up.
