Telemedicine Compared to Office-Based Care of Patients With Cardiac Symptoms: Treatment and Outcomes
Corrected 23 Oct 2026: The values shown beside the odds ratios were the share of visits by type, not the outcome's rate; removed.
Authors' conclusion
Virtual visits may be appropriate for some clinical concerns but not all.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with outpatient visits for dyspnea, dizziness or palpitations, integrated health system, 2017–2021
- Participants
- 992,526 outpatient visits
- Exposure
- Virtual visits vs office-based visits
- Outcome
- Referral for noninvasive cardiac testing and 30-day clinical outcomes
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailsintegrated health system
- Integrated health system
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
30-day CV hospitalization
Each group vs officeAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Telephone
1.25(1.16–1.36)
Video
1.45(1.17–1.80)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | aOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Referral for echocardiogram (dyspnea)Telephonevs Office | 0.73 (0.72–0.75) | |
| Referral for echocardiogram (dyspnea)Videovs Office | 0.92 (0.87–0.98) | |
| 0.512Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Patient characteristics associated with virtual visits
- Younger age, female sex, non-Hispanic Black, lower-income households associated with increased likelihood of virtual visits
Original publication
Telemedicine Compared to Office-Based Care of Patients With Cardiac Symptoms: Treatment and Outcomes. JACC Adv. Published 18 October 2024. doi:10.
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