Trial design of the clinical evaluation of remote notification to reduce time to clinical decision: The Clinical evaluation Of remote NotificatioN to rEduCe Time to clinical decision (CONNECT) study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 840-846

  Crossley, George ^a   Boyle, Andrew ^b   Vitense, Holly ^c   Sherfesee, Lou ^c   Mead, R Hardwin ^d  

^a Pulmonary Disease Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^d SEQUOIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMETRY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54349086267     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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