Amit K. Gupta, M.D., FACC
Principal Investigator
Tele-HF
Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
Summary: This is an office-based, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a telemonitoring strategy in decreasing hospital readmissions and death in patients with heart failure. Many heart failure patients experience deterioration in their health status and an increase in weight and symptoms over a period of days and weeks before ultimately presenting to medical attention and requiring hospitalization. The premise is that a frequent monitoring system can alert clinicians to the early signs and symptoms of decompensation, providing the opportunity for intervention before the patient becomes severely ill and requires hospitalization. This intervention is not intended to substitute for communication relating to acute care or acute, sudden changes in health status. In these cases, patients are instructed to make direct and immediate contact with their doctor or hospital.