Telemedicine in cardiology

Kujawska Agnieszka, Bieniek Daria, Kożuchowski Marcin, Dzienniak Ewa, Domeracki Mateusz. Telemedicine in cardiology. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(9):139-143. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3386716

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Received: 05.08.2019. Revised: 15.08.2019. Accepted: 05.09.2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telemedicine in cardiology

 

Agnieszka Kujawska^1,2, Daria Bieniek^2,3, Marcin Kożuchowski⁴, Ewa Dzienniak⁵, Mateusz Domeracki⁶

 

1. Department of Physiology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland

2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

3. Nicolaus Copernicus Specialist City Hospital in Toruń, 17/19 Batorego Street, 87100 Toruń, Poland

4. Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

5. Finance and Accounting, WSB University in Toruń, Poland

6. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTP University of Sciences and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Poland

 

Abstract

Introduction

Telemedicine is becoming regularly used in rural part of some of developed countries. Moreover, it could be applied to improve diagnosis and emergency care in adults as well as in neonatal care.

 

Material and methods

Articles in the EBSCO database have been analyzed using keywords: telemedicine, cardiology. The available literature is subjectively selected. Then, the newest version of every paper was searched for.

Results

Results of researches with applications of telemedicine in cardiology in emergency, chronic conditions. Moreover, potential costs and benefits were described.

Conclusions

Telemedicine could be useful for patients, their families, clinicians and regional healthcare systems. The rapidly changing healthcare climate includes an increasing focus on cost reduction, quality improvement and results, patient-centered care and technology solutions, all of which are well served by the optimal use of telemedicine.

 

Key words: remote; care