Remote care: Bidding our ICD patients a fond farewell?

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Simmers, T A ^a  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ICD; Remote care

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; REMOTE CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84856248242     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0241-y     Document Type: Article

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