Randomized Clinical evaluatiON of wireless fluid monitoriNg and rEmote ICD managemenT using OptiVol alert-based predefined management to reduce cardiac decompensation and health care utilization: The CONNECT-OptiVol study

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-116

  Zabel, Markus ^a   Vollmann, Dirk ^a   Lüthje, Lars ^a   Seegers, Joachim ^a   Sohns, Christian ^a   Zenker, Dieter ^a   Hasenfuss, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Impedance; Implantable cardiac defibrillator; Remote monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMOTE SENSING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WIRELESS FLUID MONITORING;

CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84870509895     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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