Why the study?
Heart failure patients were predisposed to destabilizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and telemedicine could provide continuous care, prompting a comparison between telephone consultations and traditional in-person visits.
Does telephone consultation follow-up prevent major adverse cardiovascular events compared to traditional in-person visits in heart failure outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Does telephone consultation follow-up prevent major adverse cardiovascular events compared to traditional in-person visits in heart failure outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Telephone consultations provide a safe and comparable alternative to in-person visits for managing heart failure outpatients, with no significant difference in adverse cardiovascular events over 12 months.
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Telephone consultations appear comparable to in-person HF visits during pandemic; observational data leaves open need for RCTs before routine adoption.
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