Remote monitoring of implantable devices: Should we continue to ignore it?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 202, Issue , 2016, Pages 368-377

  Bertini, Matteo ^a   Marcantoni, Lina ^a   Toselli, Tiziano ^a   Ferrari, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate shock; Remote monitoring

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; COST CONTROL; DEVICE SAFETY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRODE; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RELIABILITY; REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TELEMONITORING; DEVICES; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84960156346     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.033     Document Type: Review

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