Brunetti Natale Daniele, Scalvini Simonetta, Acquistapace Flavio, Parati Gianfranco, Volterrani Maurizio, Fedele Francesco, Molinari Giuseppe
Department of Medical & Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Italy.
Cardiological and Telemedicine Dpt., IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy.
Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 1;184:452-458. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.023. Epub 2015 Feb 25.
Telemedicine is the provision of health care services, through the use of information and communication technology, in situations where the health care professional and the patient, or 2 health care professionals, are not in the same location. It involves the secure transmission of medical data and information, through text, sound, images, or other forms needed for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of a patient. First data on implementation of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction date from more than 10 years ago. Telemedicine has a potential broad application to the cardiovascular disease continuum and in many branches of cardiology, at least including heart failure, ischemic heart disease and arrhythmias. Telemedicine might have an important role as part of a strategy for the delivery of effective health care for patients with cardiovascular disease. In this document the Working Group on Telecardiology and Informatics of the Italian Society of Cardiology intends to remark some key-points regarding potential benefit achievable with the implementation of telemedicine support in the continuum of cardiovascular disease.
远程医疗是指在医疗保健专业人员与患者或两名医疗保健专业人员不在同一地点的情况下，通过使用信息和通信技术提供医疗保健服务。它涉及通过文本、声音、图像或患者预防、诊断、治疗及随访所需的其他形式，安全传输医疗数据和信息。关于远程医疗用于急性心肌梗死诊断和治疗的首批数据可追溯到10多年前。远程医疗在心血管疾病连续过程及心脏病学的许多分支领域具有广泛的潜在应用，至少包括心力衰竭、缺血性心脏病和心律失常。作为为心血管疾病患者提供有效医疗保健策略的一部分，远程医疗可能发挥重要作用。在本文件中，意大利心脏病学会远程心脏病学与信息学工作组旨在阐述在心血管疾病连续过程中实施远程医疗支持可实现的潜在益处的一些关键点。
