title: Remote monitoring as a key innovation in the management of cardiac patients including those with implantable electronic devices.
abstract: This Introduction to the Supplement provides a brief history of remote monitoring, discusses its current status, and indicates the bright future that it possesses with a broad application in many branches of cardiology, at least including arrhythmias, heart failure, and ischaemic heart disease in addition to the management of implantable electronic devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK. r.sutton@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends
keywords: Cardiac implantable electronic devices; Quality of life; Remote monitoring; arrhythmias; healthcare economics