HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS/ACC/AHA worldwide practice update for telehealth and arrhythmia monitoring during and after a pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), started in the city of Wuhan late in 2019. Within a few months, the disease spread toward all parts of the world and was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The current health care dilemma worldwide is how to sustain the capacity for quality services not only for those suffering from COVID-19 but also for non-COVID-19 patients, all while protecting physicians, nurses, and other allied health care workers.

Source: Heart Rhythm - June 10, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Niraj Varma, Nassir F. Marrouche, Luis Aguinaga, Christine M. Albert, Elena Arbelo, Jong-Il Choi, Mina K. Chung, Giulio Conte, Lilas Dagher, Laurence M. Epstein, Hamid Ghanbari, Janet K. Han, Hein Heidbuchel, He Huang, Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, Tachapong Source Type: research