Advances in remote monitoring of implantable pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy systems

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-85

  Jung, Werner ^a   Rillig, Andreas ^a   Birkemeyer, Ralf ^a   Miljak, Tomislav ^a   Meyerfeldt, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart failure monitoring; Home monitoring; Pacemaker follow up; Remote monitoring; Telecardiology

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELEMONITORING;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 53949108334     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9311-5     Document Type: Review

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