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Review
. 2022 Apr 4;19(7):4335.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074335.

Telecardiology in Rural Practice: Global Trends

Takashi Yamano  1 , Kazuhiko Kotani  2 , Naomi Kitano  3 , Junko Morimoto  1 , Hiroki Emori  1 , Masahiro Takahata  1 , Suwako Fujita  1 , Teruaki Wada  1 , Shingo Ota  1 , Keisuke Satogami  1 , Manabu Kashiwagi  1 , Yasutsugu Shiono  1 , Akio Kuroi  1 , Takashi Tanimoto  1 , Atsushi Tanaka  1
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Telecardiology in Rural Practice: Global Trends

Takashi Yamano et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The management of cardiovascular diseases in rural areas is plagued by the limited access of rural residents to medical facilities and specialists. The development of telecardiology using information and communication technology may overcome such limitation. To shed light on the global trend of telecardiology, we summarized the available literature on rural telecardiology. Using PubMed databases, we conducted a literature review of articles published from January 2010 to December 2020. The contents and focus of each paper were then classified. Our search yielded nineteen original papers from various countries: nine in Asia, seven in Europe, two in North America, and one in Africa. The papers were divided into classified fields as follows: seven in tele-consultation, four in the telemedical system, four in the monitoring system, two in prehospital triage, and two in tele-training. Six of the seven tele-consultation papers reported the consultation from rural doctors to urban specialists. More reports of tele-consultations might be a characteristic of telecardiology specific to rural practice. Further work is necessary to clarify the improvement of cardiovascular outcomes for rural residents.

Keywords: information and communication technology; monitoring system; prehospital triage; rural and remote medicine; tele-consultation; tele-training; telecardiology; telemedical system.

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All other authors have reported that they have no relationship relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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The flowchart of the search for papers. ECG, electrocardiogram; CVD, cardiovascular disease.
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