Published on in Vol 4, No 1 (2020): Jan-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/12141, first published .
The Added Value of In-Hospital Tracking of the Efficacy of Decongestion Therapy and Prognostic Value of a Wearable Thoracic Impedance Sensor in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure With Volume Overload: Prospective Cohort Study

The Added Value of In-Hospital Tracking of the Efficacy of Decongestion Therapy and Prognostic Value of a Wearable Thoracic Impedance Sensor in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure With Volume Overload: Prospective Cohort Study

The Added Value of In-Hospital Tracking of the Efficacy of Decongestion Therapy and Prognostic Value of a Wearable Thoracic Impedance Sensor in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure With Volume Overload: Prospective Cohort Study

Christophe J P Smeets   1, 2, 3 , MSc, PhD ;   Seulki Lee   2 , PhD ;   Willemijn Groenendaal   2 , PhD ;   Gabriel Squillace   2 , MSc, PDEng ;   Julie Vranken   1, 3 , MSc ;   Hélène De Cannière   1, 3 , MSc ;   Chris Van Hoof   2, 4 , PhD ;   Lars Grieten   1, 2 , MSc, PhD ;   Wilfried Mullens   5 , PhD, MD ;   Petra Nijst   5 , PhD, MD ;   Pieter M Vandervoort   1, 3, 5 , MD

1 Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium

2 Connected Health Solutions, Holst Centre/Interuniversity Microelectronics Center The Netherlands, Eindhoven, Netherlands

3 Future Health Department, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

4 Interuniversity Microelectronics Center, Heverlee, Belgium

5 Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

Corresponding Author:

  • Christophe J P Smeets, MSc, PhD
  • Mobile Health Unit
  • Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences
  • Hasselt University
  • Martelarenlaan 42, 3500
  • Hasselt
  • Belgium
  • Phone: 32 89212011
  • Email: Christophe.smeets@uhasselt.be