1. Remote monitoring for heart failure management during COVID-19 pandemic
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Enrico Bertagnin, Antonio Greco, Giuseppe Bottaro, Paolo Zappulla, Imma Romanazzi, Maria Daniela Russo, Marco Lo Presti, Noemi Valenti, Giuseppe Sollano, and Valeria Calvi
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COVID-19 ,Cardiac Implantable Devices ,Heart Failure ,Physical Activity ,Remote Monitoring ,Telemedicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background: COVID-19 pandemic impacted on heart failure patients’ lifestyle and quality of life, affecting both physical activity levels and state of health. Methods: Demographic data and device records were extracted for patients with heart failure in the 16 weeks at the turn of lockdown during pandemic. To explore the variability across the lockdown period, a week-to-week analysis was performed. Patients were interviewed to investigate physical activity and psychological insights. The primary endpoint was the variation in physical activity at the turn of lockdown. Results: At our facility, 2225 patients implanted with a cardiac device were screened and data were collected for 211 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Patients’ physical activity significantly decreased in the lockdown period compared with the control period (active time per day 8.0% vs. 10.8%; relative reduction [RRR] 25.9%; p
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- 2021
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