BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (Apr 2020)

BioMonitor 2 in-office setting insertion safety and feasibility evaluation with device functionality assessment: results from the prospective cohort BioInsight study

  • Khaled Awad,
  • Raul Weiss,
  • Asim Yunus,
  • Jon M. Bittrick,
  • Rajasekhar Nekkanti,
  • Mahmoud Houmsse,
  • Toshimasa Okabe,
  • Teagan Adamson,
  • Crystal Miller,
  • Abdul K. Alawwa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01439-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

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Abstract Background Insertable cardiac monitors are utilized for the diagnosis of arrhythmias and traditionally have been inserted within hospitals. Recent code updates allow for reimbursement of office-based insertions; however, there is limited information regarding the resources and processes required to support in-office insertions. We sought to determine the safety and feasibility of in-office insertion of the BioMonitor 2 and better understand in-office procedures, including patient selection, pre-insertion protocols, resource availability, and staff support. Methods Patients meeting an indication for a rhythm monitor were prospectively enrolled into this single-arm, non-randomized trial. All patients underwent insertion in an office setting. Two follow-up visits at days 7 and 90 were required. Information on adverse events, device performance, office site preparations, and resource utilization were collected. Results Eighty-two patients were enrolled at six sites. Insertion was successful in all 77 patients with an attempt. Oral anticoagulation was stopped in 20.8% of patients and continued through insertion in 23.4%, while prophylactic antibiotics were infrequently utilized (37.7% of study participants). On average, the procedure required a surgeon plus two support staff and 35 min in an office room to complete the 8.4 min insertion procedure. The mean R-wave amplitude was 0.77 mV at insertion and 0.67 mV at 90-days with low noise burden (2.7%). There were no procedure related complications. Two adverse events were reported (event rate 2.7% [95% CI 0.3, 9.5%]). Conclusions In-office insertion of the BioMonitor 2 is safe and feasible. Devices performed well with high R-wave amplitudes and low noise burden. These results further support shifting cardiac monitor insertions to office-based locations. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02756338 . Registered 29 April 2016.

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