The Future of Telemedicine in the Management of Heart Failure Patients

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Silva Cardoso, J (Author) FMUP; González Juanatey, JR (Author) Other; Comin-Colet, J (Author) Other; Sousa, JM (Author) Other; Cavalheiro, A (Author) Other; Moreira, E (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Cardiac Failure Review

Vol. 7

Initial page: e11

ISSN: 2057-7540

Publisher: Radcliffe Cardiology

Indexing

Scopus - 9 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-00T

DOI: 10.15420/cfr.2020.32

Abstract (EN): <jats:p>Telemedicine (TM) is potentially a way of escalating heart failure (HF) multidisciplinary integrated care. Despite the initial efforts to implement TM in HF management, we are still at an early stage of its implementation. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic led to an increased utilisation of TM. This tendency will probably remain after the resolution of this threat. Face-to-face medical interventions are gradually transitioning to the virtual setting by using TM. TM can improve healthcare accessibility and overcome geographic inequalities. It promotes healthcare system efficiency gains, and improves patient self-management and empowerment. In cooperation with human intervention, artificial intelligence can enhance TM by helping to deal with the complexities of multicomorbidity management in HF, and will play a relevant role towards a personalised HF patient approach. Artificial intelligence-powered/telemedical/heart team/multidisciplinary integrated care may be the next step of HF management. In this review, the authors analyse TM trends in the management of HF patients and foresee its future challenges within the scope of HF multidisciplinary integrated care.</jats:p>

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific