Impact of Multisensor CIED-based Heart Failure Monitoring on Mortality, Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Outpatient Visits: A Systematic Review.

Purpose of review: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED)-based remote monitoring has been proposed to improve heart failure (HF) management by enabling early detection of decompensation. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of multisensor CIED-based monitoring in reducing mortality, HF hospitalizations, and unplanned HF outpatient visits.

Recent findings: Earlier CIED-based remote monitoring strategies were mainly based on single-sensor impedance-based algorithms, and showed limited clinical benefits. Newer multisensor CIED-based algorithms have shown promise in initial studies. However, their impact on clinical outcomes remains uncertain, and therefore current HF guidelines provide limited recommendations. Multisensor CIED-based algorithms reliably identify high-risk HF patients and their use leads to reductions in HF hospitalizations and unplanned outpatient HF visits, although prospective validation in RCTs is lacking for any of the algorithms. Standardized response strategies are needed to enhance clinical integration and generalizability. If validated, multisensor monitoring could become a key tool in HF management.