British Heart Rhythm Society Standards for Implantation and Follow-up of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices in Adults: January 2024 Update

Paul Foley; Honey Thomas; Mark Dayer; Sophie Robinson; Vivienne Ezzatt; Matthew Swift; Nadiya Johal; Eleri Roberts

doi:10.15420/aer.2024.01

British Heart Rhythm Society Standards for Implantation and Follow-up of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices in Adults: January 2024 Update

Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2024 Jul 1:13:e10. doi: 10.15420/aer.2024.01. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Paul Foley¹, Honey Thomas^{2

3}, Mark Dayer⁴, Sophie Robinson^{2

5}, Vivienne Ezzatt^{2

6}, Matthew Swift¹, Nadiya Johal¹, Eleri Roberts⁷

Affiliations

¹ Wiltshire Cardiac Centre, Great Western Hospital Swindon, UK.
² British Heart Rhythm Society Cheshire, UK.
³ Department of Cardiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Shields, UK.
⁴ Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Taunton, Somerset, UK.
⁵ Sandwell District General Hospital West Bromwich, UK.
⁶ Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew's Hospital London, UK.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester, UK.

Abstract

This updated guidance is designed to help with implantation and follow-up with agreed standards of practice. The update includes new guidance on subcutaneous defibrillators, leadless pacemakers and conduction system pacing. It includes new guidance on considerations at the time of a potential box change and techniques to be considered to minimise the risk of infection.

Keywords: Pacemaker; cardiac resynchronisation; conduction system pacing; implantable cardioverter defibrillators; leadless.

Publication types

Review