Does remote cardiac monitoring improve outcomes in patients with heart failure?
This review summarizes recent developments and major clinical trials regarding noninvasive and invasive remote cardiac monitoring technologies for patients with heart failure.
Importance: Heart failure (HF) is often characterized by an insidious disease course leading to frequent rehospitalizations and a high use of ambulatory care. Remote cardiac monitoring is a promising approach to detect worsening HF early and intervene prior to an overt decompensation. Observations: Recently, a multitude of novel technologies for remote cardiac monitoring (RCM) in patients with HF have been developed and are undergoing clinical trials. This development has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions and Relevance: This review summarizes the major clinical trials on RCM in patients with HF and present the most recent developments in noninvasive and invasive RCM technologies.
Kennel et al. (Wed,) studied this question.