?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Remote+Monitoring+of+Implantable+Cardioverter+Defibrillator%0A&rft.creator=Reynolds%2C+Dwight+W&rft.creator=Jayaprasad%2C+N&rft.creator=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=The+rate+of+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillator+(ICD)+implantation+has+gone+up+as+primary+and+secondary+prevention+trials+have+relatively+consistently+shown+significant+improvement+in+mortality+and+morbidity.+Most+patients+with+ICDs+are+followed+routinely+at+intervals+ranging+from+3+to+6+months.+Many+patients+require+additional+non-scheduled+visits+to+investigate+symptoms+that+may+or+may+not+relate+to+their+cardiac+disease+or+device.+Appropriate+and+inappropriate+therapies+of+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillators+have+a+major+impact+on+morbidity+and+quality+of+life+in+ICD+recipients.+Remote+monitoring+systems+can+substitute+for+routine+follow-up+visits+and%2F+or+deliver+continuous+diagnostic+and+device+status+information.+Remote+monitoring+of+ICDs+can+decrease+the+need+for+many+patient+visits+and%2C+thereby%2C+probably+reduce+expense.+%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.contributor=Ghosh%2C+Joydeep&rft.date=2006-10&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5240%2F1%2Freynolds.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5240%2F2%2Freynolds.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reynolds%2C+Dwight+W+and+Jayaprasad%2C+N+and+Francis%2C+Johnson++(2006)+Remote+Monitoring+of+Implantable+Cardioverter+Defibrillator.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5240%2F