Factors associated with remote monitoring adherence for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices.

Muniyappa AN, Raitt MH, Judson GL, Shen H, Tarasovsky G, Whooley MA, Dhruva SS. Factors associated with remote monitoring adherence for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Sep 1; 19(9):1499-1507.

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BACKGROUND: Professional societies strongly recommend remote monitoring (RM) of all cardiac implantable electronic devices, and higher RM adherence is associated with improved patient outcomes. However, adherence with RM is suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to better understand factors associated with RM adherence. METHODS: We linked RM data from the Veterans Affairs National Cardiac Device Surveillance Program to clinical data for patients monitored between October 25, 2018, and October 24, 2020. RM adherence was defined as the percentage of days covered by an RM transmission during the study period. Patients were classified into 3 categories: complete (100% of days covered by an RM transmission), intermediate (above median in patients with < 100% adherence), and low (below median in patients with < 100% adherence) adherence. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine patient, device, and facility characteristics associated with adherence. RESULTS: In 52,574 patients, average RM adherence was 71.9%. Only 30.9% (16,224) of patients had complete RM adherence. Black or African American patients had a lower odds of complete RM adherence than white patients (odds ratio 0.88; 95% confidence interval 0.82-0.94), and Hispanic or Latino patients had a lower odds of complete RM adherence (odds ratio 0.79; 95% confidence interval 0.70-0.89) than non-Hispanic or Latino patients. Dementia, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder were associated with a lower odds of RM adherence. CONCLUSION: There are significant disparities in RM adherence by race, ethnicity, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. These findings can inform strategies to improve health equity and ensure that all patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices receive the evidence-based clinical benefits of RM.