Home Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Management System in Patients With Heart Failure: Rationale and Study Design.

ABSTRACT: Body fluid monitoring and management are essential to control dyspnea and prevent re-hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). There are several methods to estimate and monitor patient's volume status, such as symptoms, signs, body weight, and implantable devices. However, these methods might be difficult to use for reasons that are slow to reflect body water change, inaccurate in specific patients' condition, or invasive. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a novel method for body water monitoring in patients with HF, and the value in prognosis has been proven in previous studies. We aim to determine the efficacy and safety of home BIA body water monitoring-guided HF treatment in patients with chronic HF. This multi-center, open-label, randomized control trial wil

SUBMITTER: Kong MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature