Implantable cardioverter defibrillator remote monitoring is well accepted and easy to use during long-term follow-up

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-209

  Morichelli, Loredana ^a   Porfili, Antonio ^a   Quarta, Laura ^a   Sassi, Anna ^a   Ricci, Renato Pietro ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Defibrillator; Elderly; Patient acceptance; Remote monitoring; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEART FAILURE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84916243316     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-014-9935-6     Document Type: Article

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