ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2021
Remote monitoring for heart failure management during COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05034354 (Development and Feasibility of a Virtual Remote Physiological Monitoring Program of Children With Heart Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Development and Feasibility of a Virtual Remote Physiological Monitoring Program of Children With Heart Disease
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Recent highlights on the mechanistic basis of cardiovascular remodeling from theInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2023Article
- Remote Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
- Motivational Interviewing for Enhancing Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Recent highlights on myocarditis, cardiovascular complications of COVID-19, and cardiomyopathies from the International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Fear and Anxiety among Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- A Contact-Free Optical Device for the Detection of Pulmonary Congestion-A Pilot Study.Biosensors · 2022Article
- Physical Activity in Patients With Heart Failure During and After COVID-19 Lockdown: Single-Center Observational Retrospective Study.JMIR cardio · 2022Article
- The Potential Impact of COVID-19 Virus on the Heart and the Circulatory System.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Review
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- The walk of life: Remote monitoring provides insights into physical activity during a pandemic.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2021Article
- Coronavirus Disease 2019: Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases.European cardiology · 2021Review
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 pandemic impacted on heart failure patients' lifestyle and quality of life, affecting both physical activity levels and state of health.
methodsDemographic data and device records were extracted for patients with heart failure in the 16 weeks at the turn of lockdown during pandemic. To explore the variability across the lockdown period, a week-to-week analysis was performed. Patients were interviewed to investigate physical activity and psychological insights. The primary endpoint was the variation in physical activity at the turn of lockdown.
resultsAt our facility, 2225 patients implanted with a cardiac device were screened and data were collected for 211 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Patients' physical activity significantly decreased in the lockdown period compared with the control period (active time per day 8.0% vs. 10.8%; relative reduction [RRR] 25.9%; p < 0.0001). A small decrease was noted for mean heart rate (70.1 vs. 71.7 beats per minute [bpm]; RRR 2.2%; p < 0.0001), while thoracic impedance slightly increased (82.2 vs. 82.7 ohm; RRR 0.6%; p = 0.001). Patients' physical activity decreased from week 7 to week 11 (10.9% vs. 6.9%; RRR 36.7%; P < 0.0001) with an increase between week 11 and week 16 (6.9% vs. 8.5%; RRR 18.8%; P < 0.0001). Patients' perceptions about physical activity showed a very low correlation with remote monitoring-assessed physical activity levels (r
conclusionsTelemedicine and remote monitoring can explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vital signs and physical activity levels of heart failure patients, playing a crucial role in the prediction of heart failure worsening during circumstances discouraging outpatient visits.
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