Chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension"often require long-term care through long-term monitoring," observed a researcher, and"we know that continuous monitoring is superior to intermittent monitoring for long-term outcomes."
Patients with AF and the ECG implants in the MONITOR-AF study, which was not randomized and therefore only suggestive, were managed"more efficiently" with greater access to electrophysiologists and adherence to oral anticoagulants and other medications. The ILR group also had fewer strokes and bleeding complications and were less likely to be hospitalized for AF-related reasons, he said, because"a lot of these patients were caught ahead of time through the remote monitoring."
Indeed, Lakkireddy said, their cumulative rate of any cardiovascular complication was"dramatically lower" — 3.4 vs 10.4 events per 100 person-years .