Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device

As the study investigates remote programming, we will describe two locations: local (patient side) and remote (expert side). Local support is defined by a physician or a technician under the direct responsibility of a nearby physician who connect the patient to the remote programming system. Similar to a conventional check-up, an external defibrillator will be located in the near vicinity of the patient. The patient will first be connected to the programmer as during a conventional follow-up. The programmer will then be connected to a local PC which captures the programmer VGA video output and controls the programmer through a mouse emulator. This local PC will be remotely controlled by the remote PC using Cisco Webex, a communication software used worldwide to support telemedicine.