Telemedicine for post-myocardial infarction patients: An observational study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-30

  Roth, Arie ^a,c   Malov, Nomi ^b   Steinberg, David M ^a   Yanay, Yigal ^b   Elizur, Mayera ^b   Tamari, Mira ^b   Golovner, Michal ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHL Telemedicine International LTD   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute Coronary Syndrome Israel Survey; Myocardial infarction patients; SHL; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ISRAEL SURVEY; ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONS; CALL CENTERS; GENDER DISTRIBUTIONS; HEART FAILURES; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MEAN AGES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHL; SURVIVAL RATES; TELEPHONE CONTACTS;

HOSPITALS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TELEMEDICINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59949083157     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0068     Document Type: Article

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