A comparison of implanted cardioverter/defibrillator interrogation protocol effectiveness between 2 patients in the ED

摘要

There are more than 3 million patients in the United States with cardiac devices and around 400000 new implantations every year [1]. With this number of devices and patients living longer with them, emergency departments (EDs) are being presented with more cardiac device-related complaints, most of which require interrogation within the department [2].