Detecting Heart Failure Decompensation by Measuring Transthoracic Bioimpedance in the Outpatient Setting: Rationale and Design of the SENTINEL-HF Study

Silviu Dovancescu   ¹ , MSc,MBA ;   Jane S. Saczynski   ^{2, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Chad E. Darling   ⁵ , MD,FACEP ;   Jarno Riistama   ¹ , PhD ;   Fatima Sert Kuniyoshi   ⁶ , PhD ;   Theo Meyer   ² , MD,DPhil,FACC ;   Robert Goldberg   ^{2, 3, 4} , PhD ;   David D. McManus   ^{2, 3, 4} , MD,ScM,FACC,FHRS

¹ Philips Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands

² Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

³ Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

⁴ Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

⁶ Philips Healthcare, Murrysville, PA, United States