Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Use of Remote Monitoring for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Follow-up

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 644-651

  Yee, Raymond ^a   Verma, Atul ^b   Beardsall, Marianne ^b   Fraser, Jennifer ^c   Philippon, Francois ^d   Exner, Derek V ^e  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Kawartha Cardiology Clinic   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC EQUIPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REACTION TIME; TELEMEDICINE; WEB BROWSER;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84878145813     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.11.036     Document Type: Article

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