Diagnostic power and healthcare resource consumption of a dedicated workflow algorithm designed to manage thoracic impedance alerts in heart failure patients by remote monitoring

摘要

Purpose Modern cardiac implantable devices provide diagnostic information on several physiological variables which are associated with worsening heart failure, creating an opportunity for early intervention to prevent heart failure symptoms and hospitalizations. We evaluated diagnostic accuracy and workload of a remote monitoring (RM) workflow algorithm which leverages intrathoracic impedance and other device diagnostics.