Telemonitoring of implantable cardiac devices: Hurdles towards personalised medicine

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 931-939

  Heidbuchel, Hein ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST CONTROL; DEFIBRILLATION; E-MAIL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER SECURITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79955909160     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.188789     Document Type: Review

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