Efficacy of Telemedicine Utilization for Cardiac Outpatients’ Care during the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Large Center Experience in the Wave of the Pandemic

Table 2

Cardiac risk factors and preexisting conditions.

Risk factor and preexisting conditions		%
Non	51	18.4
Dm	45	16.2
HTN	51	18.4
HLP	29	10.5
IHD	9	3.2
HF	5	1.8
Afib	11	4
Stroke	6	2.2
PAD	24	8.7
PCI	7	2.5
CABG	4	1.4
RHD	9	3.2
Lung disease	4	1.4
DVT/PE	17	6.1
Smoker	3	1.1
VHD_Mechanical valve	1	0.4
Total	277	100

Legends: DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; HLP: hyperlipidemia; IHD: ischemic heart disease; HF: heart failure; Afib: atrial fibrillation; PAD: peripheral arterial disease; PCI: percutaneous cardiac intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass surgery; RHD: rheumatic heart diseases; DVT/PE: deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism; VHD_Mechanical valve: valvular heart disease including mechanical valve prosthesis.