NANJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have proposed an integrated atrial fibrillation (AF) management approach relying on rural physicians and telemedicine.
The model significantly reduces the incidence of major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events as well as the risk of cardiovascular mortality, offering a potential solution for chronic disease management in areas with limited medical resources globally.
AF is a common arrhythmia that increases the risk of events such as stroke and even death, according to Chen Minglong, a senior physician of the Department of Cardiology at Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital.
Since 2019, his team has initiated an AF management project focused on education for rural AF patients in the Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, located in east China’s Jiangsu…