ABSTRACT
This collaborative statement from the Digital Health Committee of the Heart Rhythm Society provides everyday clinical scenarios in which wearables may be utilized by patients for cardiovascular health and arrhythmia management. We describe herein the spectrum of wearables that are commercially available for patients, and their benefits, shortcomings and areas for technological improvement. Although wearables for rhythm diagnosis and management have not been examined in large randomized clinical trials, undoubtedly the usage of wearables has quickly escalated in clinical practice. This document is the first of a planned series in which we will update information on wearables as they are revised and released to consumers.
ABSTRACT
Indwelling pacemaker or defibrillator leads are often extracted with use of a cutting laser sheath. We report embolization of a tined pacemaker lead tip into the azygous vein, with the use of a distal embolization protection device to retrieve the fragment. Creative and non-traditional use of a filter-based device may assist in retrieval of embolized material.