Antiarrhythmic drug loading at home using remote monitoring: a virtual feasibility study during COVID-19 social distancing.

ABSTRACT: The epidemiological necessity for distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in postponement of non-emergent hospitalizations and increase use of telemedicine. The feasibility of virtual antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) loading specifically with digital QTc electrocardiographic monitoring (EM) in conjunction with telemedicine video visits is not well established. We tested the hypothesis that existing digital health technologies and virtual communication platforms could provide EM and support medically guided AAD loading for patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmia in the ambulatory setting, while reducing physical contact between patient and healthcare system. A prospective pilot, case series was approved by the institutional ethics committee, entailing three subjects with symptomatic

SUBMITTER: Shah RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083679 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature