Remote monitoring of patients with biventricular defibrillators through the CareLink system improves clinical management of arrhythmias and heart failure episodes

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Santini, Massimo ^a   Ricci, Renato P ^a   Lunati, Maurizio ^b   Landolina, Maurizio ^c   Perego, Giovanni B ^d   Marzegalli, Maurizio ^e   Schirru, Milena ^b   Belvito, Chiara ^c   Brambilla, Roberto ^d   Guenzati, Giuseppe ^e   Gilardi, Serena ^f   Valsecchi, Sergio ^f  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^e SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Defibrillator; Heart failure; Home monitoring; Remote control; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; TELEMEDICINE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449094988     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9321-3     Document Type: Article

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