Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac rhythm management services: Views from the United Kingdom

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac rhythm management (CRM) services remain poorly quantified.To describe the impact of COVID-19 on specialist CRM centers in the United Kingdom (UK).Two-center study involving the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The first nationwide lockdown lasted from April to July 2020 and the second from December 2020 to March 2021.Compared to the pre-pandemic period,During the COVID-19 pandemic, specialist centers in the UK were affected such that the number of procedures performed was greatly reduced in the initial period with latter improvements as better coping strategies were developed.