Remote Active Monitoring in Patients with Heart Failure (RAPID-RF)

• Design
• Patient Population
• Clinical Relevance
• References

Design

Study Characteristics

• Patients were enrolled on the LATITUDE Patient Management system and followed quarterly to a common closing date. Closure was achieved upon receipt of 50 unique arrhythmia-related alerts and 50 unique weight alerts.

Patient Population

• 863 patients completed device implant
• Male and female patients
• Over 18 years of age
• Disease state at the time of enrollment met indications for CRT-D therapy
• 68 sites across the U.S.

Clinical Relevance

• Using the LATITUDE Patient Management system, RAPID-RF was designed to provide insight in the following areas:
  • Does remotely following patients with CRT-D devices impact HF management and outcomes?
  • Do physicians respond to managed network data?

• RAPID-RF is the first study to characterize use of the LATITUDE Remote Monitoring system in a clinical setting

References

RAPID-RF Study Design

Saxon LA, Boehmer JP, et al. Remote Active Monitoring in Patients With Heart Failure (RAPID-RF): Design and Rationale. J. Card. FaiL. 2007;13(4):241-246.

RAPID-RF Results Abstract

Boehmer JP, Saxon LA, et al. Active Remote Management and Device Monitoring in Patients with HF Results in Frequent Interventions: Results from the RAPID-RF Registry. HRS Annual Scientific Sessions. 2009; Abstract 6367.