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Digital cardiovascular care in COVID‐19 pandemic: A potential alternative?

2020; Wiley; Volume: 35; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jocs.15094

1540-8191

Atul Kaushik, Surendra Patel, Kalika Dubey,

Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Background Cardiovascular patients are at increased risk of acquiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection while their visit to healthcare facilities. There is a need for alternative tools for optimal monitoring and management of cardiovascular patients in the present pandemic situation. Digital health care may prove to be a new revolutionary tool to protect cardiovascular patients from coronavirus disease by avoiding routine visits to health care facilities that are already overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. Methods To evaluate the role of digital health care in the present era of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have reviewed the published literature on digital health services providing cardiovascular care. Results and Conclusion Digital health including telemedicine services, robotic telemedicine carts, use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, use of digital gadgets like smartwatches and web-based applications may be a safe alternative for the management of cardiovascular patients in the present pandemic situation.