Luis E Rohde, Marciane M Rover, Conrado R Hoffmann Filho, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva, Odilson M Silvestre, Silvia M Martins, Luiz C S Passos, José A de Figueiredo Neto, Luiz C Danzmann, Fábio S Silveira, Cezar Eumann Mesas, Mauro E Hernandes, Lidia Z Moura, Marcus V Simões, Luiz E F Ritt, Fábio Akio Nishijuka, Eduardo G Bertoldi, Frederico T C Dall Orto, Ellen Hettwer Magedanz, Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha, Miguel M Fernandes-Silva, Almir Sergio Ferraz, Pedro Schwartzmann, Fábio M de Castilho, Antonio Carlos Pereira Barretto, Edval Gomes Dos Santos Júnior, Paulo Roberto Nogueira, Manoel Canesin, Luis Beck-da-Silva, Maísa de Carvalho Silva, Mario Sergio Adolfi Júnior, Renato H N Santos, Amanda Ferreira, Danielle Pereira, Leticia López Pedraza, Flávia C S Kojima, Viviane Campos, Pedro G M de Barros E Silva, Mariana Blacher, Alexandre B Cavalcanti, Felix Ramires
IMPORTANCE: Readmissions after an index heart failure (HF) hospitalization are a major contemporary health care problem. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an intensive telemonitoring strategy in the vulnerable period after an HF hospitalization. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in 30 HF clinics in Brazil. Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40% and access to mobile phones were enrolled up to 30 days after an HF admission...
February 1, 2024: JAMA Cardiology