Author: Kaushik, Atul; Patel, Surendra; Dubey, Kalika
Title: Digital cardiovascular care in COVIDâ€19 pandemic: A potential alternative? Cord-id: 96drnplz Document date: 2020_10_10
ID: 96drnplz
Snippet: BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular patients are at increased risk of acquiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVIDâ€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 overwhel
Document: BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular patients are at increased risk of acquiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVIDâ€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 COVIDâ€19 patients. METHODS: To evaluate the role of digital health care in the present era of the COVIDâ€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 webâ€based applications may be a safe alternative for the management of cardiovascular patients in the present pandemic situation.
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