Device Clinic and Transtelephonic Monitoring
Patients with pacemakers, ICDs and implanted loop recorders are longitudinally followed by skilled St. Paul Heart Clinic nurses and technicians for both routine and urgent follow-up. Medtronic, CareLink and Boston Scientific Latitude systems allow patients to transmit rhythm and device function information over the phone line for medical and device evaluation by trained staff. Specific guidelines and protocols with physician oversight and periodic physician evaluations are used. | 