Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Structural Heart Diseases: Rationale and Design of the ReVe Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Collection
- (1)
- Collecting data from all visits or admissions during the study period, classified as device-related, patient cardiovascular condition-related, or non-cardiovascular condition-related events. These visits will also be categorised as either physician-driven (RM-based) or patient-driven hospital visits.
- (2)
- Analysing MACCEs, such as myocardial infarctions/cerebrovascular accidents, thromboembolic events, exacerbation of heart failure, admissions due to cardiac causes, cardiac-related mortality (as a proportion of overall mortality), and other cardiac events.
- (3)
- Collecting and analysing data on RM variables weekly, including thoracic impedance and lead sensing, to elucidate their correlation with disease progression, admission, and mortality.
- (4)
- Evaluating the staffing/time requirements for RM using electronic medical records (log-in and log-out times are recorded).
- (5)
- Analysing and comparing patient satisfaction questionnaires after RM every 6 months (Table 1) via telephone or during office visits (between the historical and initiating groups). The questionnaire evaluates the efficacy of RM and the perceived quality of care due to RM. It contains nine questions with five answer categories each (strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree).
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hwang, Y.-M.; Jang, S.-W. Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Structural Heart Diseases: Rationale and Design of the ReVe Study. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14041150
Hwang Y-M, Jang S-W. Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Structural Heart Diseases: Rationale and Design of the ReVe Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(4):1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14041150
Chicago/Turabian StyleHwang, You-Mi, and Sung-Won Jang. 2025. "Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Structural Heart Diseases: Rationale and Design of the ReVe Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 4: 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14041150
APA StyleHwang, Y.-M., & Jang, S.-W. (2025). Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Structural Heart Diseases: Rationale and Design of the ReVe Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(4), 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14041150