Maciej Grymuza, Lidia Chmielewska-Michalak, Agnieszka Katarzyńska-Szymańska, Jacek Migaj, Maciej Lesiak, Przemysław Mitkowski
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Abstract
Background: In March 2021, Biotronik informed about the risk of premature battery depletion in a group of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Following the manufacturers' recommendation, our center executed a recall and introduced remote monitoring (RM) in patients with susceptible devices. This study reports the rate of premature battery depletion in our center and events found in RM-supported follow-up.
Methods: Single-center observational study.
Results: Out of the 206 susceptible implanted devices, 125 patients appeared for the visit and RM was introduced in 107 (83%) patients. Until the visit, three (2.4%) devices required replacement due to battery depletion, and a further three (2.4%) devices had unexpected battery depletion during follow-up.
Conclusions: The recalled devices had a higher rate of battery exhaustion than expected, while other device or lead defects were less common.