News tagged with telemonitoring
Heart failure treatment options have come a long way
This year the Heart Failure Congress 2011, organised by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), offers a strong scientific programme featuring 11 late breaking trials and clinical updates, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 05, 2011 |
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Health care using telephone and telemonitoring technology benefits heart failure patients
Providing patients with chronic heart failure access to remote monitoring, for example by telephone or telemonitoring using wireless technology, reduces deaths and hospitalisations and may provide benefits on health care ...
Aug 07, 2010 |
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Telehealth for diabetes promotes aging at home, not in the hospital
A large study of ethnically and racially diverse individuals with diabetes has found that home telemonitoring of their health resulted in significantly fewer deaths than in a similar group that was not monitored. Diabetes ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Home monitoring may help manage and reduce costs for heart failure
(Medical Xpress) -- Heart failure affects 5.8 million people in the U.S. alone and is responsible for nearly 1 million hospitalizations each year, most resulting from a build-up of body fluid in the lungs and other organs ...
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Jan 03, 2012 |
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Innovative approaches help sleep apnea sufferers benefit from CPAP
People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment when a partner or parent is involved with their treatment, according to a team of sleep researchers.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Telemonitoring can improve overall survival of HF patients
Two trials presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2011, organized by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA of the ESC), will help to define the precise populations of patients with chronic ...
May 22, 2011 |
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Telemonitoring may not offer improved outcomes for critically ill patients
Telemonitoring may offer promise for patients in remote locations without access to specially trained intensive care physicians. However, a recent study indicates telemonitoring does not offer improved clinical outcomes compared ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Younger patients, those with lower health literacy less likely to stick with telemonitoring technology
Younger patients (under age 65) and those with lower health literacy were less likely to stick with telemonitoring technology for tracking their heart failure condition, compared to older patients and those with high health ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Phone-in doctoring fails to improve patient outcomes
Keeping in close contact with heart failure patients once they leave the hospital has been an ongoing challenge for physicians. A patient's condition can worsen with no notice and early intervention could potentially make ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Monitoring your health with your mobile phone
Belgian Imec, together with TASS software professionals have developed a mobile heart monitoring system that allows to view your electrocardiogram on an Android mobile phone.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Home-based telemonitoring and control by patients with hypertension results in greater falls in blood pressure
Patients with hypertension who monitor their blood pressure at home and adjust their medication according to pre-agreed rules can experience greater falls in blood pressure than patients receiving conventional care. The findings ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Study examines effectiveness of telemonitoring vital signs
Like the bleeps of an alarm clock, TeleCare, a home monitoring device, gives the chronically ill a wake-up call: "It's time to take your vitals."
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Canadian first: The heart in telemonitoring
The electrophysiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently performed the first implantation of a new type of cardiac pacemaker (Accent RF) in Canada. This landmark procedure was carried out on October 22, 2009 ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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