Motivation: To determine the efficacy of the use of information and communication technologies in the treatment adherence of patients with heart failure that were assisted at the Heart Failure Unit of Bogotá.Methods: A clinical trial was conducted with pre-, post-test and control group.Three randomised groups of 37 participants each were conformed, two of which received an intervention during two months based in the use of information and communication technology; group 1 received telephone follow-up plus text messages, group 2 telephone follow-up plus emails and group 3, which was the control group, received the usual nurse follow-up at a Heart Failure Unit.Results: The three defined study groups significantly modified their average adherence levels; groups 1 and 2 the increase is attributable to the intervention with the use of information and communication technologies, likewise, adherence of the control group participants who received the usual care at a Heart Failure Unit also showed a significant increase. Conclusion:The use of information and communication technologies, such as the telephone follow-up associated to text messages and emails, rose the adherence to the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment in patients with heart failure by motivating and monitoring patients.