For people with high blood pressure, telemonitoring may cut heart attack, stroke rate by 50%

(American Heart Association) Adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure were about half as likely to have serious cardiovascular events in the five years after a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program compared to those receiving routine primary care.By reducing cardiovascular events, the telemonitoring intervention saved about $1,900 over five years in overall health care costs for each individual.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news