Effect of Home-Based Telemonitoring Using Mobile Phone Technology on the Outcome of Heart Failure Patients After an Episode of Acute Decompensation: Randomized Controlled Trial

Daniel Scherr   ^{1 †} , MD ;   Peter Kastner   ^{2, 3 †} , MSc MBA ;   Alexander Kollmann   ^{2 †} , PhD ;   Andreas Hallas   ^† , MD ;   Johann Auer   ^{2 †} , MD ;   Heinz Krappinger   ^† , MD ;   Herwig Schuchlenz   ^{2 †} , MD ;   Gerhard Stark   ^{2 †} ;   Wilhelm Grander   ^{2 †} ;   Gabriele Jakl   ^{2 †} , MD ;   Guenter Schreier   ^{2 †} , PhD MSc ;   Friedrich M Fruhwald   ^{1 †} , MD FESC ;   the MOBITEL investigators  

¹ Department of Cardiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

² Information Management and eHealth, Graz, Austria

³ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Tulln, Tulln, Austria