Remote Monitoring of Implantable Defibrillators

Remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a prospective analysis.

A prospective study evaluating the functionality and ease of use of the Medtronic CareLink Network, "CareLink," was conducted at ten investigational sites. This internet-based remote monitoring service allows clinicians to remotely manage their patients' implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and chronic diseases. The network is comprised of a patient monitor, a secure server, and clini...

Remote Monitoring of Implantable Defibrillators: Reducing Hospitalizations and Saving Lives?

Remote Monitoring for Implantable Defibrillators: A Nationwide Survey in Italy

BACKGROUND Remote monitoring (RM) permits home interrogation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and provides an alternative option to frequent in-person visits. OBJECTIVE The Italia-RM survey aimed to investigate the current practice of ICD follow-up in Italy and to evaluate the adoption and routine use of RM. METHODS An ad hoc questionnaire on RM adoption and resource use duri...

Heart failure monitoring with implantable defibrillators.

Heart failure is one of the most frequent diseases and a leading cause for hospital admission and death in Germany and other industrialized countries. Two types of impedance sensors are presented that promise to allow improved disease monitoring and hence better therapy adaptation in heart failure patients with an implanted defibrillator: thoracic impedance to estimate the lung fluid status of ...

The benefits of remote monitoring in long-term care for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

OBJECTIVE The increasing number of patients with implantable cardiac devices raises the need for more efficient outpatient follow-up care. Due to technological progress in communication and transmission systems and in the implantable devices themselves, telemonitoring can be widely used as an important part of care for patients and devices. Our objective was to evaluate the benefits of continuo...