Telemonitoring with an implantable loop recorder in outpatient heart failure care : One year follow-up report from a prospective observational Dutch multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the care of heart failure patients, telemonitoring is receiving growing attention. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of continuous telemonitoring with an implantable loop recorder (ILR, Reveal XT), a novel strategy in the management of stable heart failure patients without a cardiac implantable device. Furthermore, little is known about the incidence of subclinical arrhythmias in this specific group of patients.

Materials and methods

Stable heart failure patients, New York Heart Association Class II and III, without recent hospitalisation or upcoming intervention, were included. After implantation of the ILR there was regular contact with the research nurse on a pre-specified basis. Clinic visits and telephonic interviews were alterna

SUBMITTER: Kort RSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311161 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature