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Table 2 Alert programming. Clinical Management Alerts

From: Design of the evolution of management strategies of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators (EVOLVO) study to assess the ability of remote monitoring to treat and triage patients more effectively

 

Remote Arm

Standard Arm

Intra-thoracic Impedance Monitoring (OptiVol Alert)

OptiVol Alert – Device

Off

On

OptiVol Alert – Monitor

On

Off

AT/AF Burden and Rate Settings

AT/AF Daily Burden Alert Enable – Device *

Off

On

AT/AF Daily Burden Alert Enable – Monitor *

On

Off

- Daily AT/AF Alert Burden

6 hours

6 hours

Avg. V. Rate During AT/AF Alert Enable – Device **

Off

On

Avg. V. Rate During AT/AF Alert Enable – Monitor **

On

Off

- Avg. V. Rate During AT/AF

100 beats/min

100 beats/min

- Daily Burden for Avg. V. Rate

6 hours

6 hours

Number of Shocks Delivered during an Episode

Alert Enable – Device

Off

Off

Alert Enable – Monitor

On

Off

- Threshold Number of Shocks

1

-

All Therapies in a Zone Exhausted for an Episode

Alert Enable – Device

Off

On

Alert Enable – Monitor

On

Off

  1. * To pursue a "Rhythm Control" strategy; ** To pursue a "Rate Control" strategy