Cost-utility analysis of the EVOLVO study on remote monitoring for heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Zanaboni, Paolo ^a   Landolina, Maurizio ^b   Marzegalli, Maurizio ^c   Lunati, Maurizio ^d   Perego, Giovanni B ^e   Guenzati, Giuseppe ^c   Curnis, Antonio ^f   Valsecchi, Sergio ^g   Borghetti, Francesca ^g   Borghi, Gabriella ^h   Masella, Cristina ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^f Ospedali Civili   (Italy)

^g Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

^h CEFRIEL Center   (Italy)

ⁱ POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Heart failure; Implantable defibrillators; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; METHODOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

COST-EFFECTIVENESS; HEART FAILURE; IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84878724963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2587     Document Type: Article

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