Telemonitoring in patients with heart failure: Is there a long-term effect?

Introduction: Evidence suggests that telemonitoring decreases mortality and heart failure (HF)-related hospital admission in patients with HF. However, most studies follow their patients for only several months. Little is known about the long-term effects of telemonitoring after a period of application.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of telemonitoring versus usual care in patients with heart failure: the TEHAF-study.

We examined the incremental cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring (TM) versus usual care (UC) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). In one university and two general hospitals, 382 patients were randomised to usual care or telemonitoring and followed for 1 year. Hospital-related and home costs were estimated, based on resource use multiplied by the appropriate unit prices.

Effects of tailored telemonitoring on heart failure patients' knowledge, self-care, self-efficacy and adherence: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The education of patients with heart failure (HF) is an essential part of disease management. The perspectives of an increasing number of patients and a shortage of professionals force healthcare to explore new strategies in supporting patients to be better informed and more active.

Methods: Three hundred and eighty-two patients with HF (age 71±SD 11.

Tailored telemonitoring in patients with heart failure: results of a multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Aims: Recent increases in heart failure tend to overload the healthcare system. Consequently, there is a need for innovative strategies to reduce heart failure hospitalizations.

Methods And Results: A multicentre randomized controlled trial was carried out to test the hypothesis that telemonitoring reduces heart failure hospitalizations during 1 year follow-up.

Reduction of atrial fibrillation burden by atrial overdrive pacing: experience with an improved algorithm to reduce early recurrences of atrial fibrillation.

Aims: Two independent studies have revealed a potential limitation of post-mode switch overdrive pacing (PMOP), which is its delayed start.

Methods And Results: We conducted a prospective, randomized, single blind, crossover design study (the post-long pause overdrive pacing study) to test the efficacy of an improved version of PMOP (PMOP(enhanced)). A total of 45 patients were enrolled, of whom 41 were analysed.