Abstract / Description: 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have had to adapt in order to continue to provide safe and effective care to patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Telehealth has emerged as an important tool to provide continued care to these patients and rapid implementation has been facilitated by several recent legislative changes.Patients with ASCVD are likely to benefit the most from avoiding unnecessary exposure to in-person visits and use of telehealth. However, there may be disparities in internet use, which can affect full implementation of the telehealth model. We therefore evaluate the prevalence of internet use in the overall U.S. population, among those with ASCVD, and by race and U.S. state.

Collection: 
eCardio Hub Collection
Category: 
Black/African American CV
COVID-19 Impact on Minority Health
Hispanic/Latino
Telehealth
Date: 
2020
Author: 
Mahmoud Al Rifai, MD, MPH,a Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR, Saleem Sayani, MNCM, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, Glenn Levine, MD, Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, Dhruv Mahtta, DO, MBA, Amit Khera, MD, Laura A. Petersen, MD, MPH, and Salim S. Virani, MD PhD