Pediatric cardiology and telemedicine: seven years' experience of cooperation with remote hospitals.

Abstract

In our experience, real-time telemedicine with on-line echocardiography, conducted by a pediatric cardiologist, is an important tool in the diagnosis or exclusion of pediatric cardiovascular diseases in patients admitted to remote hospitals. It plays an important role in continuous medical training for the staff of those hospitals, especially in the field of pre-and post-natal echocardiography. Telemedicine has significant medical, economic and social benefits for patients, families and institutions in remote areas, particularly in the field of pediatric cardiology.