Remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Financial impact for providers and benefits to patients

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 143-144

  Lewalter, Thorsten ^a,b   Brodherr, Turgut ^a  

^a Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMOTE SENSING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HOME CARE; MALE; TELECONSULTATION;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 84924995062     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu372     Document Type: Editorial

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