Insights from internet-based remote intrathoracic impedance monitoring as part of a heart failure disease management program

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 159-163

  Mullens, Wilfried ^a   Oliveira, Leonardo P J ^b   Verga, Tanya ^b   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^b   Wilson Tang, Wai Hong ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIET THERAPY; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTRATHORACIC IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE INTRATHORACIC IMPEDANCE MONITORING;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, SYSTOLIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 77955152767     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2010.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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