Telemedicine in myocarditis: Evolution of a mutidisciplinary "disease unit" at the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Am Heart J. 2020 Nov:229:121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.07.015. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Abstract

Myocarditis Disease Unit (MDU) is a functional multidisciplinary network designed to offer multidisciplinary assistance to patients with myocarditis. More than 300 patients coming from the whole Country are currently followed up at a specialized multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. Following the pandemic outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy, we present how the MDU rapidly evolved to a "tele-MDU", via a dedicated multitasking digital health platform.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care / organization & administration
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Hospital Information Systems
  • Hospital Units / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocarditis / therapy*
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Telemedicine / organization & administration*
  • Tertiary Care Centers / organization & administration
  • Web Browser