Telemonitoring in heart failure patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 3 Result of sensitivity analysis

	All-cause mortality			Cardiovascular mortality			All-cause hospitalization			Heart failure hospitalization
	No of studies	Number of patients	Effect	No of studies	Number of patients	Effect	No of studies	Number of patients	Effect	No of studies	Number of patients	Effect
Follow up ≤ 6 mo	15	6781	Reduced	3	773	Reduced	19	7442	No effect	8	2774	No effect
Follow up ≥ 12 mo	12	6159	Reduced	5	3022	Reduced	13	5360	Reduced	6	2962	Reduced
Recent hospitalization	12	5865	Reduced	3	607	Reduced	13	6057	Reduced	6	2486	No effect
No recent hospitalization	16	7417	Reduced	6	3436	Reduced	20	6993	Reduced	8	3250	Reduced
Patients ≥ 65 yr	7	1522	Reduced	-	-	-	8	1611	No effect	-	-	-