Effectiveness of pacemaker tele‐monitoring on quality of life, functional capacity, event detection and workload: The <scp>PONIENTE</scp> trial

Abstract

The PONIENTE trial suggests that the remote monitoring of pacemakers in older adults is an equivalent option to hospital monitoring, in terms of health-related quality of life and functional capacity. Furthermore, it allows for the early detection of clinical and pacemaker-related adverse events, and significantly reduces the number of in-hospital visits. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 1188-1195.