The use of telemedicine in cardiogenetics clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the rapid and widespread adoption of novel mechanisms of service delivery, including the use of telemedicine. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on cardiogenetics practices.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients who were seen for cardiogenetics visits pre-pandemic (1 April-23 December 2019) and during the pandemic (1 April-23 December 2020) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Results

Six percent (n = 6) of visits in 2019 were remote telemedicine encounters, whereas 80% (n = 106) of visits in 2020 were telemedicine encounters. In 2019, only 18% (n = 19) of the patients seen for genetic counseling were family members of probands; this percentage in

SUBMITTER: Liang LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9184656 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature