Overall , telemedicine was shown to be beneficial , with home-based teletransmission effectively reducing all-cause mortality and HF-related hospital admission , length of stay and mortality in patients with HF
Telemedicine interventions may be associated with reductions in hospital admission rate and mortality in patients with heart failure ( HF ) .
Impact of telemonitoring at home on the management of elderly patients with congestive heart failure
We studied the effects of home telemonitoring in elderly patients with congestive heart failure ( CHF ) on mortality and rate of hospitalization , compliance with treatment , quality of life and costs of CHF management , by comparison with a group receiving usual care . Fifty-seven elderly CHF patients were r and omized to st and ard care or to home telemonitoring-based care  and followed for 12 months . In the subjects who were monitored , weekly reports on their clinical status were obtained and their management was modified accordingly . Home telemonitoring was associated with improvements in the composite endpoint of mortality and rate of hospitalizations ( P = 0.006 ) , a better compliance with therapy , more frequent use of beta-blockers and statins , lower total cholesterol level and a better reported health perception score . The improved results with home telemonitoring in CHF were probably due to better compliance and to closer monitoring of the patients
Overall , telemedicine was shown to be beneficial , with home-based teletransmission effectively reducing all-cause mortality and HF-related hospital admission , length of stay and mortality in patients with HF
Telemedicine interventions may be associated with reductions in hospital admission rate and mortality in patients with heart failure ( HF ) .