Telecardiology for patients with chronic heart failure: The 'SHL' experience in Israel

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Roth, Arie ^a   Kajiloti, Irena ^b   Elkayam, Ilana ^b   Sander, Judith ^b   Kehati, Mayera ^b   Golovner, Michal ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b 'SHL' Medical Services   (Israel)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Quality of life; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 4444235879     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.07.030     Document Type: Article

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