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Intervention
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The intervention consists of daily monitoring the patients' weight and blood pressure directly from their home; automatically and securely transmit the values to a server at the hospital; and monitor the values by a trained nurse at the Heart polyclinic.
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Configuration per patient:
Medication Dosage
Blood Pressure Range: Alert when over
Weight Range: Alert when over
Next appointment date
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Outcomes
- Heart failure related hospital readmissions
- Additional costs/savings resulting from the service
- Length of stay of hospitalization
- Assessment of Quality of Life
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Inclusion Criteria:
Presence of CHF signs and symptoms such as dyspnoea and peripheral or pulmonary oedema requiring diuretic administration (New York Heart Association [NYHA] functional class II-IV); and ejection fraction (EF) under 40% combined or not with a left ventricular filling pattern supporting the presence of diastolic dysfunction, according to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for chronic heart failure.
Exclusion Criteria
Severe psychiatric disturbance diagnosed by DSM-IV-TR criteria. Any disability that may prevent the subject from completing the informed consent form or other study requirements.
Medication or drug dependency or abuse (except for nicotine). Inability to handle the technological devices included in the study, for some other reason.