Telecardiology and remote monitoring of implanted electrical devices: The potential for fresh clinical care perspectives

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 73-77

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a,b   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Bertini, Matteo ^a   Domenichini, Giulia ^a   Saporito, Davide ^a   Ziacchi, Matteo ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Devices; Heart failure; Monitoring; Pacemaker; Telecardiology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OXIMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING;

CARDIOLOGY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMETRY;

EID: 37349004390     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0355-5     Document Type: Review

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