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  "id": 4653139,
  "title": "Virtual monitoring matches clinic care for heart-device patients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/virtual-monitoring-matches-clinic-care-for-heart-device-patients",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-virtual-clinic-heart-device-patients.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A virtual e-health system (VIRTUES) was as safe and effective as standard care for monitoring the function of cardiac implantable electronic devices, with the benefits of cost savings and patient satisfaction. These were the main findings of the VIRTUES trials presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}