Optimizing remote heart failure management: First experiences with the HeartInsight score for implanted defibrillators.

We explored the results of two tests of the novel HeartInsight algorithm for heart failure (HF) prediction, reconstructing trends from historical cases. Results suggest potential extension of HeartInsight to implantable cardioverter defibrillators patients without history of HF and illustrate the importance of the baseline clinical profile in enhancing algorithm specificity.

A novel and practical method to add video monitoring to tilt table testing.

Aims: We describe a novel, practical, and inexpensive method to add video recording during tilt table testing (TTT): Open-Access-Video-TTT.

Methods And Results: The Open-Access-Video-TTT set-up uses a personal computer (PC) to capture screen video data from a non-invasive-beat-to-beat (NIBTB) haemodynamic blood pressure (BP) device, combined with video recording of a patient, using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS®). The new Open-Access-Video-TTT set up was tested with both the Finometer (model Finapres Nova®, Medical Systems, the Netherlands) and the Task Force® Touch Cardio monitor (CNSystems, Austria).