Heart conditions
A systematic review of telemonitoring for the management of heart failure
| Partners/ Authors | Amala A Louis, Tracy Turner, Marcia Gretton, Angela Baksh, John G F Cleland |
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| Start & end date | 2003 |
| Focus | To review the literature on the application of telemedicine in the management of heart failure. |
| Outcome | Eighteen observational studies and six randomised controlled trials involving telemonitoring and heart failure were identified. One substantial randomised controlled study showed a significant reduction in mortality at 6 months by monitoring weight and symptoms in patients with heart failure; however, no difference was observed in readmission rates. |
| Website | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14607195/ |