Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (Heart Rhythm 2022)

Organizer: Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
Format: On-Demand Educational Bundle
Focus: Pacemakers, ICDs, CRT, Leadless Pacing, Device Management

🩺 Course Overview

This curated educational package brings together the most important CIED sessions from the Heart Rhythm 2022 Scientific Sessions, featuring world leaders in cardiac electrophysiology and device therapy.
It provides comprehensive coverage of implantable cardiac devices — from pacemaker implantation and programming to defibrillation therapy, conduction system pacing, and remote monitoring.

The material is presented through case-based discussions, tutorials, core curriculum lectures, and expert debates, offering both clinical insight and technical mastery.

💡 Core Topics

The bundle includes sessions such as:

• Advances in Leadless Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation

• Conduction System Pacing: Fundamentals and Program Building

• How Best to Sync in CRT: A Practical Guide

• Lead Extraction: Avoiding and Managing Complications

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging in CIEDs

• Non-Responders in CRT: Prevention and Management

• Infections and Device-Related Complications

• Challenges in Remote Monitoring and Device Surveillance

• mHealth and Artificial Intelligence in CIED Care

• Ethical Dilemmas in Device Therapy

• Sex Differences and Health Disparities in CIED Use

This rich content ensures learners are up to date on every major innovation in device therapy — from conventional transvenous pacing to leadless and physiologic pacing systems.

🎯 Learning Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the latest innovations and technologies in pacemaker and ICD therapy.

• Interpret complex device data and troubleshoot CIED malfunctions.

• Manage device clinics, lead extraction, and infection control with evidence-based methods.

• Recognize disparities and ethical issues in device access and utilization.

• Apply quality improvement tools for safe, patient-centered device care.

• Integrate AI and digital health solutions into CIED management workflows.

👨‍⚕️ Intended Audience

Ideal for:

• Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists

• Fellows and Trainees in Cardiac Electrophysiology

• Device Technicians and Allied Health Professionals

• Physicians managing patients with pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT devices

🧩 Key Features

✅ Deep dive into pacemakers, ICDs, CRT, and leadless systems
✅ Includes lead extraction, MRI safety, remote monitoring, and AI applications
✅ Mix of case-based learning, tutorials, and expert debates
✅ Developed and endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)

🫀 In Summary

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (Heart Rhythm 2022) is a specialized cardiac pacemaker and device management course — perfect for anyone involved in implantation, follow-up, and advanced troubleshooting of CIEDs.
It serves as a high-level educational reference for both board preparation and ongoing professional development in cardiac device therapy.