1. OptiLink HF
Trial design: Patients with heart failure who underwent implantation of an ICD were randomized to telemonitoring (n = 505) vs. usual care (n = 497).
Results
(p = 0.13)
All-cause mortality or CV hospitalization: 45.0% of the telemonitoring group vs. 48.1% of the control group (p = 0.13)
All-cause death: 6.2% with telemonitoring vs. 8.5% with control (p = 0.52)
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45.0 %
Conclusions
Among patients with heart failure and implantation of an ICD capable of monitoring fluid status and sending alerts to physicians, telemonitoring did not improve outcomes compared with usual care
Tele-monitoring
Usual care
Presented by Dr. Michael Boehm at ESC 2015