Telemedicine consultation for the clinical cardiologists in the era of COVID-19: present and future. Consensus document of the Spanish Society of Cardiology
Por:
Barrios, V, Cosin-Sales, J, Bravo, M, Escobar, C, Gamez, J, Huelmos, A, Cortes, C, Egocheaga, I, Garcia-Pinilla, J, Jimenez-Candil, J, Lopez-de-Sa, E, Llergo, J, Obaya, J, Pallares-Carratala, V, Sanmartin, M, Vidal-Perez, R and Cequier, A
Publicada:
1 nov 2020
Categoría:
Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine
Resumen:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed how we view our consultations. To reduce the risk of spread in the most vulnerable patients (those with heart disease) and health personnel, most face-to-face consultations have been replaced by telemedicine consultations. Although this change has been rapidly introduced, it will most likely become a permanent feature of clinical practice. Nevertheless, there remain serious doubts about organizational and legal issues, as well as the possibilities for improvement etc. In this consensus document of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, we attempt to provide some keys to improve the quality of care in this new way of working, reviewing the most frequent heart diseases attended in the cardiology outpatient clinic and proposing some minimal conditions for this health care process. These heart diseases are ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias. In these 3 scenarios, we attempt to clarify the basic issues that must be checked during the telephone interview, describe the patients who should attend in person, and identify the criteria to refer patients for follow-up in primary care. This document also describes some improvements that can be introduced in telemedicine consultations to improve patient care. (C) 2020 Sociedad Espanola de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Barrios, V:
Univ Alcala De Henares, Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
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Hosp Arnau Vilanova, Serv Cardiol, Valencia, Spain
Bravo, M:
Hosp Univ Alvaro Cunqueiro, Serv Cardiol, Vigo, Spain
Escobar, C:
Hosp Univ La Paz, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
Gamez, J:
Hosp Univ Son Llatzer, Serv Cardiol, Palma De Mallorca, Spain
Huelmos, A:
Hosp Univ Fdn Alcorcon, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
Cortes, C:
Hosp Univ San Pedro Alcantara, Serv Cardiol, Caceres, Spain
Egocheaga, I:
Ctr Salud Isla Oza, Madrid, Spain
Garcia-Pinilla, J:
Hosp Univ Virgen Victoria, Serv Cardiol, IBIMA, Malaga, Spain
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Cardiovasc CIB, Madrid, Spain
Jimenez-Candil, J:
Hosp Univ Salamanca, Serv Cardiol, Salamanca, Spain
Lopez-de-Sa, E:
Hosp Univ La Paz, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
Llergo, J:
Hosp Univ Jaen, Serv Cardiol, Jaen, Spain
Obaya, J:
Ctr Salud Chopera, Madrid, Spain
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Unidad Vigilancia Salud, Union Mutuas, Castellon de La Plana, Spain
Sanmartin, M:
Univ Alcala De Henares, Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
Vidal-Perez, R:
Complejo Hosp Univ A Coruna, Serv Cardiol, La Coruna, Spain
Cequier, A:
Univ Barcelona, Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Serv Cardiol, IDIBELL,Hosp Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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