Follow-Up of the patient who has received pacemaker

An organized system of follow-up is important for all device patients and is best facilitated through the patient's membership in a formal pacemaker/ICD follow-up clinic. The first formal clinic follow-up visit is usually scheduled at approximately 3 months after implantation to allow for completion of the lead-tissue maturation process, which may affect sensing and capture thresholds. Reprogramming, to account for any threshold change since implant, and still provide a safety margin along with improved battery life, may be done at that time. Optimization of device function can be performed noninvasively. The patient generally will have additional questions at this time,......