Managing heart device patients during non-heart surgery

This is a registry study—meaning researchers collect and study real-world medical information—that follows patients who have implanted heart devices (like pacemakers or ICDs) and need surgery or catheter procedures for other reasons. The goal is to understand what happens during and after these procedures and find the safest ways to manage patients' heart devices during surgery.

More and more people have implanted heart devices, and many of them need surgery for unrelated reasons. However, most of the current guidelines for how to manage these devices during surgery come from old case reports and small studies. This trial exists to gather modern, real-world data so doctors can develop better recommendations to prevent device-related problems during surgery.