The Utility of Real-Time Remote Auscultation Using a Bluetooth-Connected Electronic Stethoscope: Open-Label Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Takanobu Hirosawa   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Yukinori Harada   ^{1 *} , MD, PhD ;   Kohei Ikenoya   ^{2 *} , MD ;   Shintaro Kakimoto   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Yuki Aizawa   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Taro Shimizu   ¹ , MD, MBA, MPH, PhD

¹ Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

² Docodemo Clinic Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan

*these authors contributed equally