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ReviewHeart failure reviews2020

Effectiveness of telemedicine systems for adults with heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Ye Zhu, Xiang Gu, Chao Xu

Open access · hybridAbstract readReviewNetwork Meta-Analysis
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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
83citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

83 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 176 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Assessment of ECG during hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation in heart failure patients-Subanalysis of the Telerehabilitation in Heart Failure Patients (TELEREH-HF) randomized clinical trial.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2021
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  12. Podcast Episode 3: How Can Physicians Work Collaboratively to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes?Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026
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  13. 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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23 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ye ZhuClinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Xiang GuClinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China. guxiang@yzu.edu.cn.
Chao XuDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CNUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USYangzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite favorable effects from telemedicine (TM) on cardiovascular diseases, outcome and comparative impact of TM on heart failure (HF) adults remain controversial. A meta-analysis was conducted to summarize the evidence from existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which compared potential impact of TM on HF with conventional healthcare. TM mainly included structure telephone support (STS), involving interactive vocal response monitoring and telemonitoring. PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched to identify RCTs to fit our analysis (1999 to 2018). Odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was used. Sensitivity analysis, subgroup analysis, and tests for publication bias were conducted. Heterogeneities were also evaluated by I

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Disease ManagementAdultEquipment DesignHeart FailureHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTelemedicineCardiovascular diseaseHeart failureMeta-analysisRandomized controlled trialsTelemedicine

Identifiers

PMID31197564
PMCPMC7046570
OpenAlexW2952943844

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