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. 2019 Nov 19;28(1):3–13. doi: 10.1007/s12471-019-01342-8

Table 1.

Non-invasive remote monitoring in heart failure (HF) patientsa

Trial/study Author; journal; year No. of patients Parameter Endpoint Impact on HF hospitalisation
TEN-HMS [5]

Cleland et al.;

J Am Coll Cardiol; 2005

 426 Signs/symptoms, daily weights, BP, nurse telephone calls HF hospitalisation Non-significant
TELE-HF [4]

Chaudhry et al.;

N Engl J Med; 2010

1653 Signs/symptoms, daily weights HF hospitalisation Non-significant
TIM-HF [7]

Koehler F et al.;

Circulation; 2011

 710 Signs/symptoms, daily weights HF hospitalisation Non-significant
INH [3]

Angermann et al.;

Circ Heart Fail; 2012

 715 Signs, symptoms, telemonitoring nurse coordinated HF hospitalisation Non-significant
WISH [10]

Lynga et al.;

Eur J Heart Fail; 2012

 344 Daily weights HF hospitalisation Non-significant
CHAT [9]

Krum et al.;

Cardiovasc Ther; 2013

 405 Monthly telephone‐based automated telemedicine system HF hospitalisation Non-significant
BEAT-HF [11]

Ong et al.;

JAMA Intern Med; 2016

1437 Signs, symptoms, daily weights, nurse communications HF hospitalisation Non-significant
TIM-HF2 [6]

Koehler F et al.;

Lancet; 2018

1571 Web-based remote monitoring on daily weight, BP, pulse, ECG, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, a self-related health status. ECG and BP machine at home Reduction in the weighted average of ‘the % of days lost due to unplanned CV hospital admissions or death’ HR 0.80; 95% CI 0.65–1.00

BP blood pressure, CV cardiovascular, ECG electrocardiography

aDemonstrating the landmark trials only, sample size >250 patients, discounting studies with only phone calls as intervention