Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Dr. Manel El Blidi-Rahmani
Cardiology, Bicêtre AP-HP Hospital, France
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog
Introduction: Background of heart failure (HF) is a condition that significantly impacts patients’ Quality of Life (QoL) and hospitalizations. Remote monitoring, in some cases, has been shown to improve QoL and reduce hospitalizations. Objective: We investigated the patient profiles based on their QoL atbaseline and the association between QoL and hospitalizations. Method: A total of 3077 patients enrolled in a remote monitoring program(Satelia® Cardio) were classified according to their QoL, basedon the results of the EQ5D-5L questionnaire administered atenrollment and six months later (Figure 1). Patients were dividedinto 3 groups based on their QoL: the group with the lowest QoL(T1), average QoL (T2), and the group with the best QoL (T3). Results: Compared to patients in group T3, those with the lowest QoL ingroup T1 were more often females, aged over 75, with HF withpreserved ejection fraction in 39% of cases, and 39% had morethan 4 comorbidities. In group T3, patients were more oftenmales, younger, and had a higher incidence in HF with reducedejection fraction. Compared to patients in group T3, patients ingroup T1 triggered an alarm in 65% of cases, versus 33%, andwere hospitalized for HF within 6 months in 28% of cases, versus20%. Conclusion: In comparison to those with better QoL, HF patients with lowerQoL have different profiles, more frequent remote monitoringalarms, and a higher likelihood of hospitalization.
Manel EL BLIDI is a HF specialist who has expertise in the management of chronic heart failure patients. She contributed to the development of ambulatory units designed for the management of heart failure patients based on a new fast patients pathways after discharge with fast titrations, enhancing collaboration with general practitioners and innovative therapeutic education tools involving nurses. She also works on the development of innovative remote patient monitoring tools for the follow-up of these patients and thus reducing the rates of rehospitalizations.