Therapeutic implications of automatic home monitoring of implantable cardiac devices

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 366-372

  Varma, Niraj ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMONITORING;

EID: 70349260335     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-009-0037-1     Document Type: Review

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