Table 2.
Alert triggers of bodyweight, blood pressure, heart rate.
| Author | Study | Bodyweight variance alert triggers | Blood pressure (mm Hg) | Heart rate, beats/min | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic | Diastolic | |||||
| Biddis et al., 2009 10 | Increase 0.91 kga since previous day or if weight increases by 1.36 kga in a rolling 7 days | <100 or drops by 20 from previous reading | – | <55 or >120 | Daily | |
| Black et al., 2014 11 | BEAT-HF | With symptomsa
Daily gain >1.36 kga or weekly gain >2.72 kga |
With symptomsa <90 or >160 Without symptoms <80 or >170 |
– | With symptomsa <50 or >100 Without symptoms <40 or >110 |
Daily |
| Chaudhry et al., 2007 13 | Tele-HF | >1.36 kga above or below first bodyweight entered | – | – | – | Daily |
| Cleland et al., 2005 20 | TEN-HMS | >2 kg weight gain | <90 or >140 | – | Resting heart rate <50 or >80 | Twice daily |
| Dendale et al., 2012 22 | TEMA-HF | +2 kg from discharge bodyweight | <90 or >140 | – | <50 or >90 | Daily |
| Gambetta et al., 2007 9 | A weight change of 1.36 kga in 3 days | – | – | – | Daily | |
| Giordano et al., 2009 23 | Increase >2 kg | Dizziness with <90 | – | – | Daily | |
| Hofmann et al., 2015 27 | Cardio- BBEAT |
>2 kg within 3 days | <90 or >140 | – | Resting heart rate <50 or >80 | Daily |
| Krum et al., 2013 8 | CHAT | Not specified | – | – | – | ⩾Monthly |
| Kurtz et al., 2011 12 | Weight change <2 kg or >2 kg |
– | – | – | Weekly | |
| Lyngå et al., 2012 18 | WISH | >2 kg weight gain in 3 days | – | – | – | Daily |
| Maric et al., 2010 14 | Weight changed ⩾2 kg in 2 days, ⩾5 kg in 7 days | – | – | – | Daily | |
| Martín-Lesende et al., 2011 17 | TELBIL | >1 kg within 3 days | <100 or >160 | <60 or >90 | <50 or >100 | Daily |
| Morguet et al., 2008 26 | >1.5 kg | <90 or >180 | >110 | – | Daily | |
| Piette et al., 2015 25 | Increase of 2.27 kga over 1 or 2 weeks, a 3.18 kga increase over 3 weeks, or an average gain of 0.91 kga per week since the last automated call if more than 3 weeks had elapsed | – | – | – | Daily | |
| Roth et al., 2004 19 | >1.5 kg compared to baseline | <90 or >180 | >110 | – | Daily | |
| Scherr et al., 2009 24 | MOBITEL | Increased or decreased more than 2 kg in 2 days | – | – | – | Daily |
| Spaeder et al., 2006 21 | Carvedilol titration | - | Between 85–99 | – | Between 55–64 | Daily |
| Wagenaar et al., 2015 16 | E-Vita HF trial | +1 kg in 1 day, +2 kg in three consecutive days, –3 kg in 1 day and +2 kg or −2 kg from baseline bodyweight) | Average <90 or >140 for 3 consecutive days | Average <50 or >100 for 3 consecutive days | <50 or >100 | Daily |
| White-Williams et al., 2015 15 | >2.27 kga increase | Vary >10 mm Hg | Vary >10 mm Hg | <60 or >120 | Daily | |
BEAT-HF: Better Effectiveness After Transition – Heart Failure; CHAT: Chronic Heart Failure Assessment by Telephone; MOBITEL: MOBIle TELemonitoring in Heart Failure Patients; Tele-HF: Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes; TEMA-HF: Telemonitoring in the Management of Heart Failure; TEN-HMS: Trans-European Network-Home-Care Management System; WISH: Weight monitoring in patients with severe heart failure.
a
Pounds to kilogram conversion (1 lb=0.45359237 kg).