Management of adults with congenital heart disease using videoconferencing across Western Canada: A 3-year experience

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 873-878

  Dehghani, Payam ^a   Atallah, Joseph ^b   Rebeyka, Ivan ^b   Ross, David ^b   Quinonez, Luis ^b   Kantoch, Michal ^b   Heggie, Pamela ^b   Taylor, Dylan ^b   Alvarez, Nanette ^c   Human, Derek ^d   PausJenssen, Erik ^a   Tam, James W ^e   Vonder Muhll, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; TELEHEALTH; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SASKATCHEWAN; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879505501     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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