Putting down the phone: the obsolescence of transtelephonic monitoring for pacemaker follow-up

• Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 135 - 139
• Main Authors: Shabtaie, Samuel A., Sugrue, Alan, Tan, Nicholas Y., Asirvatham, Samuel, Hayes, David L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arrhythmia; Cardiology; Demographics; Demography; Implantation; Interrogation; Longevity; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Monitoring; Obsolescence; Pacemakers; Patients; Surgical implants; Technology utilization; Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices; Arrhythmia; Pacemaker; Remote monitoring; Transtelephonic monitoring

Purpose The evolution of heart rhythm monitoring technology over the past few decades has seen a decline in the use and need of transtelephonic monitoring (TTM). We sought to establish a predicted date for the sun setting of TTM at our institution, as well as establish the current demographics of th...