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. 2020 Aug 12;229:121–126. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.07.015

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Applications of telemedicine to MDU. Telemedicine applications to MDU are summarized. Left panel: The main facilities of the adopted web platform (top) are presented together with the new organization of data flows (bottom) at the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Although all myocarditis patients were discussed by tele-MDU, to optimize resources most of the televisits were performed by designated referral physicians (RPs) via hybrid models of care (including video/phone calls, secure email, or in-person visits for urgent cases). Right panel: The main advantages and drawbacks felt by both patients (top) and physicians (bottom) are reported. Further detail are reported in online supplements.

COVID-19, disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during the current worldwide pandemics; EMR, Electronic Medical Records; MDU, Myocarditis Disease Unit; RPs, referral physicians.