Outpatient
This patient-facing educational handout explains what a cardiac device interrogation involves in clear, nontechnical language. Patients frequently experience anxiety, confusion, or uncertainty when informed that their pacemaker or defibrillator will…
This presentation was developed for the cardiology nurses and medical assistants in our cardiology office to better understand how our deparment runs and the daily tasks of each role. Engagement…
This resource was developed to improve access to workflows and policies across all locations by providing the Device Clinic with a centralized, easy-to-navigate internal webpage.
This resource outlines standardized physician notification and escalation criteria for device clinic alerts across pacemakers, ICDs, CRT devices, and implantable loop recorders. It defines arrhythmia, heart failure, and device-related alert…
This patient-facing educational handout outlines standard care, remote monitoring workflows, and follow-up expectations for patients with an implantable loop recorder (ILR). It covers post-implant follow-up, home monitoring setup, symptom activation,…
This algorithm is intended to provide a standardized framework for in-clinic and remote follow-up of permanent pacemakers. It supports systematic assessment of patient symptoms, device function, programming optimization, safety surveillance,…
This resource provides clear, easy-to-understand information for patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). It explains what to expect after device implantation, how to care for your incision, safety tips…
This resource outlines a standardized policy for safely performing MRI examinations in patients with legacy (non–MR conditional) or mixed cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) systems. It defines patient eligibility criteria,…
EP Advanced Practice Providers use this protocol when reviewing device patients for MRIs if they have MRI conditional hardware. Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has an MRI worksheet built into…
EP Advanced Practice Providers use this protocol when reviewing device patients for MRIs if they have any non-MRI conditional hardware. Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has an MRI worksheet built…