Abstract: Objective: To construct a contemporaneous network of multidimensional symptoms, identify symptom clusters and bridging symptoms in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) recipients during the peri-discharge period, and thereby provide evidence for discharge planning and follow-up care for CIED patients. Methods: A total of 232 patients who underwent CIED implantation in the arrhythmia specialty ward of a tertiary grade A hospital in Beijing from May to December 2024 were enrolled as study participants using a consecutive convenience sampling method. Factor analysis was employed to identify symptom clusters, and a co-occurrence network was established using R software to visualize symptom interrelationships and calculate centrality metrics. Results: Four symptom clusters were identified: circulatory disorder cluster, gastrointestinal-emotional disorder cluster, neurological-cognitive disorder cluster, and sleep disorder cluster. The highest symptom of bridge strength centrality was difficulty in falling asleep (rbS=1.201), and the highest symptom of bridge closeness centrality (rbC=0.098) and bridge betweenness centrality (rbB=21) was tiredness. Conclusion: Difficulty falling asleep and tiredness emerge as critical bridging symptoms, connecting multiple symptoms and clusters. These findings highlight their significance as intervention targets for discharge plan in CIED patients.

Key words: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device; symptom network; contemporaneous network; network analysis