Remote monitoring as a key innovation in the management of cardiac patients including those with implantable electronic devices

Abstract

This Introduction to the Supplement provides a brief history of remote monitoring, discusses its current status, and indicates the bright future that it possesses with a broad application in many branches of cardiology, at least including arrhythmias, heart failure, and ischaemic heart disease in addition to the management of implantable electronic devices. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2013.