Thomas Vogtmann reviews expert consensus and guidelines on the adoption of remote monitoring, and discusses how clinical practice might change for the better as a result of its increased usage. He gave this talk at the XV International Symposium on Progress in Clinical Pacing in Rome, Italy

Cardiac Rhythm News speaks to Mark S Kremers, chairman, ICD Registry Steering Committee, on the results from the latest US ICD registry led by the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. In this registry, Kremers said: “about 90% of all ICDs implanted in the USA are tracked”.

Richard Hongo, cardiac electrophysiologist, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA, explains how ablation of ventricular tachycardias works.

Arrest the Risk is a US nationwide public education campaign from the Heart Rhythm Society in partnership with the Association of Black Cardiologists and Emmy-award winning journalist Shaun Robinson.

Gregory YH Lip, Birmingham, UK, talked to Cardiac Rhythm News about the highlights of his career, including his mother as his biggest influence, and the recent update to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation.

Anne Gillis, current president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), talked to Cardiac Rhythm News about her career achievements, her plans for the HRS and the role of the society to encourage women into electrophysiology.