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We report the feasibility, costs, and environmental benefit of remote photoplethysmography (PPG) monitoring as an alternative.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analysed DCCV cases at our centre from May 2020 to October 2022. Patients were stratified into those with remote PPG follow-up and those with traditional 12-lead ECG follow-up. Monitoring type was decided by the specialist nurse performing the DCCV at the time of the procedure after discussing with the patient and offering them both options if appropriate. Outcomes included the proportion of patients who underwent PPG monitoring, patient compliance and experience, and cost, travel, and environmental impact. Four hundred sixteen patients underwent 461 acutely successful DCCV procedures. Two hundred forty-six underwent PPG follow-up whilst 214 underwent ECG follow-up. Patient compliance was high (PPG 89.4% vs. ECG 89.8%; P &amp;gt; 0.999) and the majority of PPG users (90%) found the app easy to use. Sinus rhythm was maintained in 71.1% (PPG) and 64.7% (ECG) of patients (P = 0.161). Twenty-nine (11.8%) PPG patients subsequently required an ECG either due to non-compliance, technical failure, or inconclusive PPG readings. Despite this, mean healthcare costs (\u00a347.91 vs. \u00a3135 per patient; P &amp;lt; 0.001) and median cost to the patient (\u00a30 vs. \u00a35.97; P &amp;lt; 0.001) were lower with PPG. Median travel time per patient (0 vs. 44\u2005min; P &amp;lt; 0.001) and CO2 emissions (0 vs. 3.59\u2005kg; P &amp;lt; 0.001) were also lower with PPG. No safety issues were identified.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Remote PPG monitoring is a viable method of assessing for arrhythmia recurrence post-DCCV. 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