Assessment of a remote monitoring system for implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 290-294

  Masella, Cristina ^a   Zanaboni, Paolo ^a   Stasi, Francesca Di ^b   Gilardi, Serena ^b   Ponzi, Patrizia ^b   Valsecchi, Sergio ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Medtronic ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149137164     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080202     Document Type: Article

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