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

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 pan...

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Published in:The American heart journal 2020-11, Vol.229, p.121-126
Main Authors: Peretto, Giovanni, De Luca, Giacomo, Campochiaro, Corrado, Palmisano, Anna, Busnardo, Elena, Sartorelli, Silvia, Barzaghi, Federica, Cicalese, Maria Pia, Esposito, Antonio, Sala, Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ambulatory Care - organization & administration
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Betacoronavirus
Chronic illnesses
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease
Etiology
Evolution
Female
Heart diseases
Hospital Information Systems
Hospital Units - organization & administration
Hospitals
Humans
Infections
Inpatients
Interdisciplinary Communication
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical referrals
Meetings
Middle Aged
Multitasking
Myocarditis
Myocarditis - therapy
Pandemics
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patients
Physicians
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Research Letter
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Software
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - organization & administration
Tertiary Care Centers - organization & administration
Viral diseases
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Summary: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. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2020.07.015