Remote monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices Prerequisite or luxury?

The number of patients implanted with car-diovascular electronic devices (CIED) like im-plantable defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchro-nisation (CRT) devices, and pacemakers contin-ues to grow.These devices require regular follow-up interrogation in dedicated device clinics. Con-temporary CIED are capable of wireless remote interrogation and monitoring. This technology has been proven to be technically reliable and helpful in certain conditions. It is of particular benefit in monitoring devices that are under a safety alert since it allows early identification of device malfunction and minimises the risk of under-reporting. There is also strong evidence that it helps to reduce heart failure hospitalisa