Age-related patterns of ambulatory blood pressure in a large cohort of individuals referred to Italian community pharmacies: results from the templar project.

Objectives: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) provides extensive information on several BP parameters other than the average BP during daily life. Through this analysis of the TEMPLAR study, we sought to understand better the features of age-related changes in ABP patterns and phenotypes.

Methods: ABPMs were obtained in 53 350 individuals visiting 866 Italian community pharmacies (age 3-101 years, 54.

24-hour ambulatory blood pressure telemonitoring in patients at risk of atrial fibrillation: results from the TEMPLAR project.

Hypertension is the most common risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). The ability to screen for potential AF during blood pressure (BP) measurement may be a valuable tool for early AF detection. This study evaluated the frequency of irregular pulse rates suggestive of AF in subjects undergoing ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and compared the characteristics of patients at low risk of presumed AF vs.

Telehealth at scale can improve chronic disease management in the community during a pandemic: An experience at the time of COVID-19.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became a vital resource to contain the virus's spread and ensure continuity of care of patients with a chronic condition, notably arterial hypertension and heart disease. This paper reports the experience based on a telehealth platform used at scale to manage chronic disease patients in the Italian community.

Methods And Findings: Patients' health status was remotely monitored through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), resting or ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG), spirometry, sleep oximetry, and cardiorespiratory polysomnography performed in community pharmacies or general practitioners' offices.

Feasibility of 24-h blood pressure telemonitoring in community pharmacies: the TEMPLAR project.

Objectives: Low-quality ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) due to recurring artifacts may limit its clinical value. We evaluated the features and impact on BP control and patient management of ABPMs performed in Italian community pharmacies, according to their quality.

Methods: Twenty-four-hour ABPMs were obtained by a clinically validated, automated upper arm device and uploaded on a certified web-based telemedicine platform (www.

Telehealth in chronic disease management and the role of the Internet-of-Medical-Things: the Tholomeus® experience.

Introduction: Telehealth is used to remotely and timely deliver clinical care, and its effectiveness for managing the most common chronic diseases has been proved by several studies.

Areas Covered: Tholomeus® is a web-based clinically validated and certified telehealth solution operating in the context of the Internet-of-Medical-Things. It favors closed-loop connectivity between patients and caregivers, according to multidisciplinary and multifaceted interventions.