Objective: To determine the impact of multidisciplinary interventions on hospital admission
and mortality in heart failure. Design: Systematic review. Thirteen databases were searched …

Background: Because of the improvement of the pharmacological and non‐pharmacological
treatment in heart failure (HF) patients, the HF related therapeutic regimen is becoming more …

Home monitoring (HM) of cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) with its automated wireless remote
data access, may decrease the rate of patient visits. This study examined the potential cost …

Living with heart failure (HF) means living with a chronic illness characterized by periods of
acute decompensation alternating with periods of relative stability. Improved medical care …

This paper is a comprehensive review and synthesis of the literature concerning clinical
outcomes associated with various telemedicine applications. It starts out with a brief …

Hospice programs rely on interdisciplinary team (IDT) collaboration in the delivery of quality
care at the end of life. The hospice philosophy advocates patient autonomy in decision …

Aim. This paper reports a study assessing the impact of the provision of expert tele‐advice to
community nurses in enhancing their knowledge of leg ulcer care. Background. Community …

In the history of electrocardiography the names of two physiologists stand out: Augustus
Waller (1865-1922) and Willem Einthoven (1860-1927). Waller was the first to show that the …

Telehealth has emerged as a promising approach for optimizing outcomes in chronic heart
failure (CHF). Telehealth is broadly defined as the use of audio, video, and other …

■ Zusammenfassung Die Progredienz der chronischen Herzinsuffizienz ist von
verschiedenen Faktoren abhängig. Bei frühzeitiger telemonitorischer Diagnostik multipler …