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A new telemonitoring system intended for chronic heart failure patients using mobile telephone technology - Feasibility study.
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PMID:  20851481     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Remote monitoring is one modality of structured care in chronic heart failure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new wireless telemonitoring system via a mobile phone network.
METHODS: Portable home devices for electrocardiogram, blood pressure, body weight and self-assessment measurements were connected (via Bluetooth®) to a personal digital assistant (PDA) that performs automated encrypted transmission via mobile phone. Two telemedical centres were set-up.
RESULTS: 30 healthy volunteers were enrolled and followed for 26days. A total of 4002 single measurements were taken, 133±37 per person. No data was lost or incorrectly allocated. 880 of 937 (94%) of the ECG recordings had sufficient diagnostic quality for rhythm analysis and single beat measurements. 50 continuous ECG-streams (312min) without disruption were performed. Total system availability was 96.6%, including that of the mobile phone network.
CONCLUSIONS: Mobile phone technology is suitable for continuous and secure medical data transmission. To evaluate the clinical use in chronic heart failure patients, a large multicentre randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00543881) was started.
Authors:
Sebastian Winkler; Michael Schieber; Stephanie Lücke; Peter Heinze; Thomas Schweizer; Dominik Wegertseder; Michael Scherf; Herbert Nettlau; Sascha Henke; Martin Braecklein; Stefan D Anker; Friedrich Koehler
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  153     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  55-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology, Berlin, Germany.
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