2017
Impact of Telemonitoring on Health Status
Jayaram NM, Khariton Y, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Mattera J, Tang F, Herrin J, Hodshon B, Spertus JA. Impact of Telemonitoring on Health Status. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e004148. PMID: 29237746, PMCID: PMC5776725, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.004148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireUsual careHealth statusHeart failureKCCQ overall summary scoreRecent heart failure hospitalizationDisease-specific health statusKCCQ overall summaryHeart failure hospitalizationWeeks of dischargeRandomized clinical trialsOverall summary scoreKCCQ scoresNoninvasive TelemonitoringFailure hospitalizationBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesTreatment armsClinical trialsSummary scoresPatientsSubscale scoresCareHospitalizationScores
2010
Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Mattera JA, Curtis JP, Spertus JA, Herrin J, Lin Z, Phillips CO, Hodshon BV, Cooper LS, Krumholz HM. Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 363: 2301-2309. PMID: 21080835, PMCID: PMC3237394, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1010029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointUsual care groupSecondary end pointsHeart failureEnd pointHeart failure outcomesNumber of hospitalizationsTelephone-based interactive voice response systemUsual careAdverse eventsPatient's clinicianMedian ageCare groupLarge trialsInteractive voice response systemPatientsSmall studyVoice response systemNumber of daysHospitalizationReadmissionTelemonitoringSignificant differencesCliniciansDeath
2007
Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design
Chaudhry SI, Barton B, Mattera J, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2007, 13: 709-714. PMID: 17996818, PMCID: PMC2702538, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.720.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHeart failure outcomesHeart failureClinical statusFailure outcomesDecompensated heart failureHeart failure decompensationCare of patientsPrimary care practicesSelf-reported weightUsual careHospital readmissionDaily symptomsRandomized trialsGeneral cardiologyPatient participationHealth behaviorsCare practicesPatientsFrequent monitoringFavorable effectInterventionOutcomesSymptomsTrialsCare