Journal of cardiac failure
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Comparative Study
Validation of remote cardiopulmonary examination in patients with heart failure with a videophone-based system.
The aim of this study was to evaluate feasibility and accuracy of a videophone-based system for remote cardiopulmonary examination of patients with heart failure. ⋯ Remote cardiopulmonary examination appears as a feasible method for assessing patients with heart failure. Telestethoscopy can therefore be reliably used in the context of comprehensive telecare programs.