Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 709-714 , November 2007

Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design

  • Sarwat I. Chaudhry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025.
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  • Barbara Barton, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center For Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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  • Jennifer Mattera, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center For Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
    • Section of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Education and Outcomes Research Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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  • Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Center For Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Section of Health Policy and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Received 23 March 2007 ,Revised 11 June 2007 ,Accepted 12 June 2007.

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 Supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01 HL080228.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00489-7

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.720

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 709-714 , November 2007

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