Virtual Visits in Heart Failure: Mapping Use Before Judging Impact
ABSTRACT:
Study at a glance
- Publication type: Retrospective cohort study
- What it examined: This retrospective cohort study described the frequency and predictors of virtual versus in-person visits for people with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction within a large health system.
- Key point: The authors set out to characterise use across primary care and cardiology while recognising that virtual care may improve access but could also widen disparities. The design describes patterns of care; it does not by itself prove better outcomes.
Why it matters
Digital follow-up is best evaluated through access, equity, medication optimisation and outcomes together—not by visit volume alone.
Source
Frequency and Predictors of Virtual Visits in Patients With Heart Failure Within a Large Health System: Retrospective Cohort Study. 2025. PMID: 40795329. View the PubMed record.
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