Heart Failure Telemonitoring in Japan and Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Heart Failure Telemonitoring in Japan and Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Survey

BACKGROUND Telemonitoring of heart failure (HF) patients is increasingly discussed at conferences and addressed in research. However, little is known about actual use in specific countries. OBJECTIVE We aimed to (1) describe the use of non-invasive HF telemonitoring, (2) clarify expectations of telemonitoring among cardiologists and nurses, and (3) describe barriers to the implementation of t...

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Japan: A Cross-sectional Newspaper Database Survey

Telemonitoring in chronic heart failure.

Clinical management of refractory heart failure remains challenging, with a high rate of rehospitalizations despite advances in medical and device therapy. Care can be provided in person, via telehomecare (by telephone), or telemonitoring, which involves wireless technology for remote follow-up. Telemonitoring wirelessly transmits parameters such as weight, heart rate, or blood pressure for rev...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN: A SURVEY OF 114 PATIENTS

During a period of four years between June, IS, 1988 to June, IS, 1992 one hundred and fourteen patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) were admitted to the pediatric department of Taleghani General Hospital. During the above period, 192 patients with heart disease were hospitalized at this department and CHF was the cause of admission in 59.4% of them. Congenital heart disease (CHO) w...

Onm-4: Body Mass Index and Sexual Function and Infertility in Women: A Cross- Sectional Survey

Background Infertility as the bitterest life experience can affect sexual function. Also, infertility is a reproductive health problem. Many studies showed that agitation, stress, depression, marital dissatisfaction and sexual dysfunction are psychological outcomes resulted from infertility. There are many factors influencing the female sexual function, one of them is body mass index. The prese...