Table 2.
Device-detected events—delays from a device-detected event to review of the alert (including alerts with unsuccessful transmissions in the Remote group, which were evaluated during an in-office visit).
| Device-detected event | Total # of device-detected events (# of patients) |
# of days from device-detected event to event reviewing Median (25th-75th percentile) |
P value | ||
| Control group | Remote group | Control group | Remote group | ||
| Lead impedances out of range | 5 (4) | 2(1) | 6 (0-22) | 12 (0-23) | 1.000 |
| VF detection/therapy off | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | - | 0 (0-0) | - |
| AT/AF burden: at least 6 hours of AT/AF in a single day | 9 (7) | 39 (12) | 51 (5-59) | 2 (1-7) | .002 |
| Fast V rate during AT/AF: Mean V rate of at least 100 bpm a day with at least 6 hrs of AT/AF | 5 (4) | 7 (3) | 57 (2-68) | 1 (0-6) | .19 |
| Number of shocks delivered in an episode (at least two) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-1) | .73 |
| OptiVol threshold crossing for lung fluid accumulation | 94 (47) | 110 (55) | 39 (22-72) | 4 (1-12) | <.001 |
| Total | 114 (48) | 166 (57) | 37 (14-71) | 3 (1-10) | <.001 |