A randomized study of remote follow-up of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: safety and efficacy report of the ECOST trial.

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Published in Eur Heart J on December 13, 2012

Authors

Laurence Guédon-Moreau1, Dominique Lacroix, Nicolas Sadoul, Jacques Clémenty, Claude Kouakam, Jean-Sylvain Hermida, Etienne Aliot, Michel Boursier, Olivier Bizeau, Salem Kacet, ECOST trial Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Lille, France. laurence.guedon@chru-lille.fr

Associated clinical trials:

Benefits of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Follow-up Using Remote Monitoring (ECOST) | NCT00989417

Electronic Patient Notification of Remote ICD Data: Impact of Patient Engagement on Outcomes in the Merlin.Net™ (ePHR-ICD-SJM) | NCT02989090

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