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Medicine, General & Internal
Ewa Piotrowicz, Anna Mierzynska, Maciej Banach, Izabela Jaworska, Michal Pencina, Ilona Kowalik, Slawomir Pluta, Dominika Szalewska, Grzegorz Opolski, Wojciech Zareba, Renata Glowczynska, Robert Irzmanski, Piotr Orzechowski, Zbigniew Kalarus, Ryszard Piotrowicz
Summary: The study found that compared to usual care, hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation significantly improved the quality of life, physical domain, and specific areas (physical functioning, role functioning related to physical state, and bodily pain) of heart failure patients.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ewa Piotrowicz, Michael Pencina, Grzegorz Opolski, Wojciech Zareba, Maciej Banach, Ilona Kowalik, Piotr Orzechowski, Renata Glowczynska, Dominika Szalewska, Slawomir Pluta, Zbigniew Kalarus, Robert Irzmanski, Ryszard Piotrowicz
Summary: High adherence to hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation (HCTR) in heart failure patients was associated with improved prognosis for cardiovascular mortality and a reduction in the combined outcome of cardiovascular mortality or heart failure hospitalization.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Teemu E. I. Drews, Jari Laukkanen, Tuomo Nieminen
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that non-invasive home telemonitoring did not significantly reduce all-cause hospitalizations and mortality in patients with recently decompensated heart failure. However, interventions that directly altered heart failure medication showed significant effects on reducing all-cause hospitalizations.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ewa Piotrowicz, Anna Mierzynska, Izabela Jaworska, Grzegorz Opolski, Maciej Banach, Wojciech Zareba, Ilona Kowalik, Michael Pencina, Piotr Orzechowski, Dominika Szalewska, Slawomir Pluta, Renata Glowczynska, Zbigniew Kalarus, Robert Irzmanski, Ryszard Piotrowicz
Summary: This study investigated the influence of hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation (HCTR) on depressive symptoms and physical capacity in heart failure patients. The results showed that HCTR could improve physical capacity, but had similar effects on reducing depressive symptoms compared to usual care.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Piotr Orzechowski, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Wojciech Zareba, Michael J. Pencina, Ilona Kowalik, Ewa Komar, Grzegorz Opolski, Maciej Banach, Renata Gtowczyriska, Dominika Szalewska, Stawomir Pluta, Robert Irzmariski, Zbigniew Kalarus, Ewa Piotrowicz
Summary: This study examined the effect of a 9-week hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation program on ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients. The results showed that the program did not have a significant impact on non-sustained ventricular tachycardia or frequent premature ventricular complexes. However, in the telerehabilitation group, achieving an antiarrhythmic effect significantly reduced cardiovascular mortality in the long term.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria F. Paton, John Gierula, Judith E. Lowry, David A. Cairns, Kieran Bose Rosling, Charlotte A. Cole, Melanie McGinlay, Sam Straw, Rowena Byrom, Richard M. Cubbon, Mark T. Kearney, Klaus K. Witte
Summary: The study aimed to compare personalized pacemaker reprogramming with usual care on echocardiographic and patient-oriented outcomes. Results showed that personalized programming reduced RV pacing, improved LV function and size, and extended battery longevity, with no impact on quality of life.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mikhail N. Kosiborod, Christiane E. Angermann, Sean P. Collins, John R. Teerlink, Piotr Ponikowski, Jan Biegus, Josep Comin-Colet, Joao Pedro Ferreira, Robert J. Mentz, Michael E. Nassif, Mitchell A. Psotka, Jasper Tromp, Martina Brueckmann, Jonathan P. Blatchford, Afshin Salsali, Adriaan A. Voors
Summary: In patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, empagliflozin improved symptoms, physical limitations, and quality of life, with benefits seen as early as 15 days and maintained through 90 days. The study demonstrated clinical benefit of empagliflozin regardless of baseline symptomatic impairment.
Reprint
Nursing
Qiuge Zhao, Cancan Chen, Jie Zhang, Yi Ye, Xiuzhen Fan
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of self-management interventions on heart failure knowledge, quality of life, and heart failure-related hospitalizations in patients with heart failure, revealing significant improvements in these areas. More high quality randomized controlled trials are needed to further explore the optimal self-management interventions for heart failure patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ambreen Amir Ali Gowani, Gail Low, Colleen Norris, Matthias Hoben
Summary: This study aims to critically appraise, summarise, and compare the available evidence on the factor structure and internal consistency reliability (ICR) of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ).
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maciej Niewada, Bernadetta Tabor, Ewa Piotrowicz, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Grzegorz Opolski, Maciej Banach, Michal Jakubczyk
Summary: Cost-effectiveness analysis in Polish heart failure patients showed that telerehabilitation was justified due to its clinical benefits, with a cost per QALY below the official threshold.
KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Zeynep Melike Isilay Zeybek, Vittorio Racca, Antonio Pezzano, Monica Tavanelli, Marco Di Rienzo
Summary: Cardiac mechanics can be derived from cardiac time intervals, traditionally estimated by ultrasound techniques. However, specific fiducial points in the waveform of the seismocardiogram can also be used for assessment. This study found that not every cardiac patient has an SCG waveform suitable for CTI estimation, thus a preliminary check is advisable before using SCG-based monitoring.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
James McMahon, Christine Brown Wilson, Loreena Hill, Paul Tierney, David R. Thompson, Jan Cameron, Doris Yu, Debra K. Moser, Karen Spilsbury, Nittaya Srisuk, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Marielle Van der Velden, Gary Mitchell
Summary: This study aims to design a digital intervention to improve care home staff knowledge of heart failure (HF) and optimize quality of life for those living with the condition in long-term residential care. The study will involve three workstreams: understanding the current knowledge and practices of care home staff regarding HF, co-designing the digital intervention with HF patients, professionals, and care home staff, and testing the feasibility of the intervention. With limited research in this area, the resulting digital intervention is expected to have relevance for HF care globally. Rating: 8/10.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Beste Ozturk, Neslihan Duruturk
Summary: The study demonstrated that exercise training through telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 isolation period had significant improvements in physical fitness and quality of life for overweight and obese individuals. The telerehabilitation group showed better outcomes compared to the control group in the follow-up period.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Reaksmei Ly, Clement Karsenty, Pascal Amedro, Sarah Cohen, Olivia Domanski, Francois Godart, Jelena Radojevic, Guy Vaksmann, Nicole Naccache, Anissa Boubrit, Vincent Bataille, Sebastien Hascoet, Magalie Ladouceur
Summary: This study aimed to determine the predictive value of quality of life (QoL) on outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and heart failure (HF). The study results showed that patients with poor QoL experience severe events more frequently, thus highlighting the importance of evaluating QoL and implementing rehabilitation programs to alter their trajectory.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Renata Glowczynska, Ewa Piotrowicz, Dominika Szalewska, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Ilona Kowalik, Michael J. Pencina, Wojciech Zareba, Maciej Banach, Piotr Orzechowski, Slawomir Pluta, Robert Irzmanski, Zbigniew Kalarus, Grzegorz Opolski
Summary: The study showed that after 9 weeks of hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation, the improvement in physical performance, ventilatory profile, and gas exchange parameters was more significant in heart failure patients without diabetes compared to those with diabetes.
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
(2021)