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Abstract

Objectives:

To study the impact of curfews during the COVID-19 pandemic, on the physical activity in patients of heart failure implanted with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).

Methods:

This was a retrospective single-center study of heart failure patients inserted with remote monitoring (RM)-capable CIED. We analyzed the transmitted data of physical activity and fluid volume status of all patients, before, and during the lockdown periods between February and April 2020. The clinical status of the patients was also evaluated.

Results:

Device data from 429 patients implanted with CIED capable of RM were initially evaluated. Patients with an implantable loop recorder, Brugada or Long QT syndromes, and patients with incomplete transmissions were excluded. Eighty-two patients with heart failure were included. The median age was 65 years (58-72), and 53 (64.6%) subjects were men. There was a 27.1% decline in physical activity, and the median physical activity of patients significantly declined from 2.4 to 1.8 hours/day (p=0.000010).

Conclusion:

Data obtained by remotely monitored CIED in heart failure patients suggests a significant decline in physical activity during the country lockdown due to the pandemic. Awareness of the future potential hazards in this group of patients is warranted.

Details

Title
Remotely monitored inactivity due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Author
Ahmed, Al Fagih 1 ; Mariam, Al Onazi 1 ; Al Basiri Saleh 1 ; AL-Kaf, Fahmi 1 ; Dagriri Khalid 1 ; Yahya, Al Hebaishi 1 ; Samargandy Sondos 1 ; Lamia, Al Shengeiti 1 

 From the Electrophysiology Division, Adult Cardiology Department (Al Fagih, Al Onazi, Al Basiri, AL-Kaf, Dagriri, Al Hebaishi, Al Shengeiti), and from the Interventional Cardiology Division, Adult Cardiology Department (Samargandy), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
Pages
1211-1216
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Nov 2020
Publisher
Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC)
ISSN
03795284
e-ISSN
16583175
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2499257247
Copyright
© Saudi Medical Journal 2020. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons  Attribution – Non-Commercial License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.