Protocol for analysis of AF alerts
HEART
All AF alerts are received and assessed by device specialists certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE). PaceMate device specialists are on-call 24 h a day, 7 days a week for immediate analysis (where possible, depending on the burden of RM transmissions queued for analysis) of RM alerts. After alert analysis, a concise written alert summary is transmitted to patient’s relevant clinic, via an integrated web-based interface, which is streamlined to display alerts from all device manufacturers. The management of incoming alerts/episodes on the PaceMate interface is dictated by each clinic, with allocation of their chosen staff member/s (e.g., cardiac technician, nurse, and physician) to routinely check the interface, and escalation to more senior staff (e.g., physician and electrophysiologist) as per the individualized clinic protocol.