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. 2023 Jan 31;4(4):275–282. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2023.01.005

Table 1.

Schedule of events following SPIRIT guidelines

Enrollment/baseline visit (within 30 d of procedure) Procedure Post–index procedure
Predischarge Therapy consolidation period
12 mo 24 mo
1 mo 3 mo 6 mo
Enrollment X
Eligibility screen X
Informed consent X
Assessments
Medication review X X X X X X
Symptom review X X X X X X
12-lead ECG X X X X X X X
7-day heart rate monitoring X X X X
AEs (MAEs, AEs) X X X X X X X
Exercise regimen X X X X X X
TTE X X
6-min walk test X X X X
SAS assessment X X X X
SF-12 X X X X

Unscheduled visits will include review of symptoms and medications, 12-lead ECG, MAE/AE assessment, and computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging if clinical evidence of constrictive pericarditis and/or superior vena cava/inferior vena cava stenosis.

AE = adverse event; ECG = electrocardiogram, MAE = major adverse event; SAS = Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SF-12 = 12-item Short Form Survey; SPIRIT = Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials; TTE = transthoracic echocardiogram.

At physician’s discretion or standard of care.

If symptoms suggestive of delayed pericardial effusion or pericarditis are reported (eg, chest pain, shortness of breath).