2007
Telemonitoring for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review
Chaudhry SI, Phillips CO, Stewart SS, Riegel B, Mattera JA, Jerant AF, Krumholz HM. Telemonitoring for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2007, 13: 56-62. PMID: 17339004, PMCID: PMC1910700, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.09.001.BooksConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsHeart failureHigh-risk heart failure patientsHigh-risk Hispanic populationMonitoring of signsChronic heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationLow-risk patientsDisease managementHigh-quality careFailure hospitalizationNegative studiesSymptom monitoringPatientsHealth statusMEDLINE databaseSystematic reviewQuality carePhysiologic monitoringIntervention typeEvidence baseSimilar effectivenessIntervention costsHispanic population
2004
Adverse Effects of β-Blocker Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure: A Quantitative Overview of Randomized Trials
Ko DT, Hebert PR, Coffey CS, Curtis JP, Foody JM, Sedrakyan A, Krumholz HM. Adverse Effects of β-Blocker Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure: A Quantitative Overview of Randomized Trials. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 1389-1394. PMID: 15249347, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.13.1389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedBisoprololBradycardiaCarbazolesCarvedilolDizzinessFatigueFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Conduction SystemHeart FailureHumansHypotensionMaleMetoprololMiddle AgedPropanolaminesRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicTreatment FailureVentricular Dysfunction, LeftWithholding TreatmentConceptsBeta-blocker therapyHeart failureAdverse effectsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionBeta-blocker trialsCardiovascular adverse effectsChronic heart failureHeart Failure TrialVentricular systolic dysfunctionΒ-blocker therapyRisk of hypotensionLife-saving therapyRandom-effects modelHF hospitalizationCause mortalitySystolic dysfunctionCause withdrawalsFailure TrialRandomized trialsAbsolute riskElectronic searchPatientsMEDLINE databaseTherapyAbsolute increase