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ReviewInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2019

Remote monitoring: Doomed to let down or an attractive promise?

Fabiana Lucà, Laura Cipolletta, Stefania Angela Di Fusco, Annamaria Iorio, Andrea Pozzi, Carmelo Massimiliano Rao, Nadia Ingianni, Manuela Benvenuto, Andrea Madeo, Damiana Fiscella and 6 more

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. ANMCO position paper E-health integration in cardiology clinical care framework.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabiana LucàUTIC e Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Laura CipollettaDipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Clinica di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Stefania Angela Di FuscoUOC Cardiologia e UTIC, P.O. San Filippo Neri, ASL Roma 1, Italy.
Annamaria IorioUO di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Andrea PozziUO di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Carmelo Massimiliano RaoUTIC e Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Nadia IngianniUOC Cardiologia e UTIC, P.O. Paolo Borsellino, ASP Trapani, Marsala, Italy.
Manuela BenvenutoUOC Cardiologia, Ospedale Mazzini, Teramo, Italy.
Andrea MadeoUOC Cardiologia, Ospedale di Castrovillari, Cosenza, Italy.
Damiana FiscellaUOC Cardiologia, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilevo Nazionale e Alta Specialità, Catania, Italy.
Daniela BenedettoInterventional Cardiology Unit, Mirano Hospital (VE), Italy.
Giuseppina Maura FranceseUOC Cardiologia, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilevo Nazionale e Alta Specialità, Catania, Italy.
Sandro GelsominoCardiothoracic Department, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Massimo ZecchinU.O. Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti", Trieste, Italy.
Domenico GabrielliUO Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile Augusto Murri, Fermo, Italy.
Michele Massimo GuliziaUOC Cardiologia, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilevo Nazionale e Alta Specialità, Catania, Italy.
Ospedale Garibaldi · ITAzienda ospedaliera "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" · ITOspedale Papa Giovanni XXIII · ITAzienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · ITMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLOspedale di Mirano · ITOspedale San Filippo Neri · ITOspedali Riuniti di Ancona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Device interrogation and management are time consuming, representing a relevant burden for pacing centers. In several situations, patients' management requires additional follow up visits. Remote Monitoring (RM) allows an optimal recall management and a rapid diagnosis of device or lead failure, without the need of additional in office visits. Further it allows a significant delay reduction between the adverse event and the reaction to the alarm, shortening the time needed to make a clinical decision. A role in risk-predicting patient-related outcomes has also been shown. RM permits detection of the arrhythmia from 1 to 5 months in advance compared to in-office visits. Importantly, by using specific algorithms with multiparametric analysis, RM has been studied as a potential instrument to identify early patients on risk of worsening HF using specific algorithms. Although the use of RM in HF setting remains controversial, it has been proposed to improve HF clinical outcomes and survival in clinical trials. In this sense, RM success could require a standardization of process within a management model, that may involve different health care professionals. In this review, we examine recent advances of RM providing an update of this tool through different clinical scenarios.

Indexed as

AHRE, Atrial High Rate EpisodesARTESIA, Apixaban for the Reduction of Thrombo-Embolism in Patients With Device-Detected Sub-Clinical Atrial FibrillationASSERT, ASymptomatic atrial fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in pacemaker patients and atrial fibrillation Reduction atrial pacing TrialAtrial fibrillationCHAMPION, CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Heart Failure PatientsCIED, Cardiac Implantable Electronic DevicesCOMPAS, COMPArative follow-up Schedule with home monitoringCONNECT, Clinical Evaluation of Remote Notification to Reduce Time to Clinical DecisionCRT, Cardiac Resynchronization TherapyECOST, Effectiveness and Cost of ICDs Follow-up Schedule with TelecardiologyEHRA, European Heart Rhythm AssociationEVOLVO, Evolution of Management Strategies of Heart Failure Patients With Implantable DefibrillatorsHeart failureICD, Implantable Cardioverter DefibrillatorIMPACT, Combined Use of BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring and Predefined Anticoagulation to Reduce Stroke RiskImplantable devicesIN-TIME, Influence of Home Monitoring on the Clinical Status of Heart Failure Patients With an Impaired Left Ventricular FunctionISHNE, International Society for Holter and Noninvasive ElectrocardiologyMoniC, Model Project Monitor CentreMORE-CARE, MOnitoring Resynchronization dEvices and CARdiac patiEntsMULTISENSE HF, Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart Failure PatientsNOAH, Non–vitamin K antagonist Oral anticoagulants in patients with Atrial High rate episodesNYHA, New York Heart AssociationOPTILINK-HF, Optimization of Heart Failure Management Using Medtronic OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring and CareLink NetworkPARTNERS HF, Program to Access and Review Trending Information and Evaluate Correlation to Symptoms in Patients With Heart FailurePMK, PacemakerREFORM Trial, Remote Follow-Up for ICD-Therapy in Patients Meeting MADIT II CriteriaRemote telemonitoringRM-HF, REmote Monitoring: an evaluation of implantable devices for management of Heart Failure patientsRM, Remote MonitoringSELENE, Selection of potential predictors of worsening Heart FailureTARIFF, Evaluation Registry for Remote Follow-upTRUST, Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-up

Identifiers

PMID31193998
PMCPMC6545403
OpenAlexW2947073602

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