title: [Pacemakers and defibrillators: what should we know about home monitoring?].
abstract: Cardiac stimulators and defibrillators dispose of diagnostic capabilities. Home monitoring permits to have information about the cardiac rhythm of the patient and about the function of the pacemaker or the defibrillator. Technical aspects, safety and legal issues of home monitoring are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Unité de stimulation cardiaque, CHI Le Raincy-Montfermeil, 10, rue du General-Leclerc, 93370 Montfermeil, France. walamara@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sergent
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012449:Safety; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical