Arguments for Remote Monitoring of Patients with Arterial Hypertension: Results and Prospects (A Literature Review)

Background. Despite the methods of cardiovascular diseases diagnosis and treatment constantly evolving, the prevalence of such diseases remains high with a tendency to increase. This refers both to complications and risk factors of cardiac pathology, including arterial hypertension as an important factor. Under these circumstances, telehealth technologies that allow monitoring of patients' condition and treatment adherence, timely correction of therapy and rehabilitation processes, optimization of medical staff workflow, and saving of healthcare resources become particularly relevant.

Objective. To confirm, based on an analysis of research results presented in scientific databases, the relevance and effectiveness of telehealth technologies for remote monitoring of patients with arterial hypertension.

Material and methods. We searched eLibrary, CyberLeninka, PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar for Russian and international studies using the following key words: “telemedicine,” “telecardiology”, “remote monitoring”, “arterial hypertension”, “cardiovascular disease risk factors”, “cardiac rehabilitation”.

Results. Telemedicine tools, particularly remote monitoring, can play a significant role in the follow-up, treatment adjustment, and rehabilitation of patients with arterial hypertension, reducing hospitalization rates and mortality. These technologies optimize physician workload, lower healthcare costs, and promote patient adherence to self-monitoring of blood pressure and prescribed therapy.

Conclusion. That telemedicine technologies applied to patients with arterial hypertension will continue to advance and strengthen their position among traditional methods of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.

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