title: [Remote management of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: an application of telemedicine].
abstract: Remote monitoring and follow-up of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator consists of automatic transmission of the data to the cardiologist on a secure website. Many clinical studies have demonstrated the safety of this process and the improvement of patient satisfaction. This strategy allows a reduction in the number of in-office visits, and results in a shorter delay to diagnosis of arrhythmias. A number of studies are ongoing to evaluate the effectiveness of remote monitoring in improving patient outcome.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, Département des spécialités de médecine, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. vincentganiere@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ganière
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burri
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013686:Telemetry