Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 281-286 , May 2007

Validation of Remote Cardiopulmonary Examination in Patients With Heart Failure With a Videophone-Based System

  • Gabriele Fragasso, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gabriele Fragasso, MD, Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano – Italy.
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  • Amarild Cuko, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Roberto Spoladore, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Chiara Montano, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Altin Palloshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Carmen Silipigni, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Giovanni Monti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sistemi Informativi, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • Alberto Castelli, MSc

      Affiliations

    • CEFRIEL, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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  • Fabio Padiglione

      Affiliations

    • Aethra SpA, Ancona, Italy
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  • Antonio Leonida, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Aethra SpA, Ancona, Italy
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  • Alberto Margonato, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Cardiology – Heart Failure Unit, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy

Received 18 August 2006 ,Revised 17 January 2007 ,Accepted 23 January 2007.

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 Supported by San Raffaele Scientific Institute and by Associazione per la Ricerca e la Terapia dello Scompenso Cardiaco (ARTS). The combined stethoscope/videophone was provided by Aethra SpA, Ancona, Italy.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00009-7

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.01.008

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 281-286 , May 2007

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