Home monitoring in patients with implantable cardiac devices: Is there a potential reduction of stroke risk? Results from a computer model tested through monte carlo simulations

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1244-1251

  Ricci, Renato P ^a   Morichelli, Loredana ^a   Gargaro, Alessio ^b   Laudadio, Maria T ^b   Santini, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Biotronik Seda   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Implantable defibrillators; Monte Carlo simulation; Pacemakers; Remote monitoring; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART PACING; INCIDENCE; ITALY; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 70350604076     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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