Clinical use of real-time remote programming in pacemakers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case report

Xu Chen; Han-Xiong Liu; Lin Tong; Si-Qi Yang; Ling-Yao Qi; Shi-Qiang Xiong; Yan Luo; Lin Cai

doi:10.1111/pace.14461

Clinical use of real-time remote programming in pacemakers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case report

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Jun;45(6):815-817. doi: 10.1111/pace.14461. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Authors

Xu Chen¹, Han-Xiong Liu¹, Lin Tong¹, Si-Qi Yang¹, Ling-Yao Qi¹, Shi-Qiang Xiong¹, Yan Luo¹, Lin Cai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Sichuan, China.

Abstract

We report a case in which real-time remote interrogation and reprogramming of the parameters of a dual-chamber pacemaker was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The described case demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of CIED remote programming based on the 5G cloud technology support platform (5G-CTP), and showed that the application of real-time remote programming would help in reducing the risk of cross-infection between doctors and patients.

Keywords: CIED; COVID-19; follow-up; remote programming; ventricular pacing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Pandemics