Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care People with HF and NYHA class I-IV Mean age: 66 years M/F (%): 70/30 The Netherlands All-cause mortality Strata: mixed Biannic Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care Elderly people with severe HF recently hospitalised for HF Mean age: M/F (%): France All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Quality of life Strata: recent admission Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care People with HF who have been admitted to hospital within the past year Mean age: 72 years M/F (%): 71/29 USA All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Quality of life Strata: mixed Quality of life downgraded for risk of bias as all scores were not matched at baseline and final values were reported. (TENS- Structured telephone support People with a All-cause mortality All-cause Strata: recent admission Chronic Heart Failure Monitoring NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Study Intervention and comparison Population Outcomes Comments Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care recent admission for HF and Mean age: 67 years M/F (%): 77/23 Germany, Netherlands, UK hospitalisation De Lusignan Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care People with HF confirmed by a cardiologist, identified from the database of an academic general practice Mean age: 75 years Gender not reported UK All-cause mortality Strata: mixed Dendale Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care People hospitalised with HF Mean age: 76 years M/F (%): 65/35 Belgium All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: recent admission Giordano Intervention: Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care People with confirmed HF with LVEF<40% and at hospitalisation for acute HF in the prior year Mean age: 57 years All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Unable to obtain full text paper. Included in mixed strata Chronic Heart Failure Monitoring NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. 