Why the study?
Does daily remote device monitoring coupled with medical telephone support reduce total mortality in ambulatory CHF patients?
Does daily remote device monitoring coupled with medical telephone support reduce total mortality in ambulatory CHF patients?
This study design paper outlines the TIM-HF trial, which investigates whether telemedical management reduces mortality in ambulatory heart failure patients.
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Efficacy of telemedical management in ambulatory HF remains unproven; TIM-HF RCT design will deliver Level 1 mortality evidence.
Koehler et al. (2010) studied this question.
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