Recent advances in information communication technology allow contact with patients at
home through e-Health services (telemedicine, in particular). We provide insights on the state …

Telemedicine can be defined as the delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical
factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies …

Telemedicine is the provision of health care services, through the use of information and
communication technology, in situations where the health care professional and the patient, or …

Chronic respiratory patients requiring oxygen or home mechanical ventilation experience
frequent exacerbations and hospitalisations with related costs. Strict monitoring and care have …

Background: In patients with heart failure, beta-blochade has improved morbidity and left-ventricular
function, but the impact on survival is uncertain. We investigated the efficacy of …

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a common cause of disability, death
and hospital admission. Several investigations support the usefulness of programs of disease …

To evaluate possible autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the absence of any hypoxic neuronal damage, we …

Objective 1) To compare the clinical usefulness of both non-invasive pressure support ventilation
(NPSV) and non-invasive intermittent positive pressure ventilation in assist-control (A/C…

… a score from 0 (not at all satisfied) to 4 (very satisfied), enquired about the service as a whole,
the use of the devices, the healthcare professionals’ willingness to respond to the patient’s …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a common cause of disability. We have investigated the
use of home-based telecardiology (HBT) in CHF patients. Four hundred and twenty-six …