World Heart Federation Roadmap for Digital Health in Cardiology

Jasper Tromp; Devraj Jindal; Julie Redfern; Ami B. Bhatt; Tania Séverin; Amitava Banerjee; Junbo Ge; Dipti Itchhaporia; Tiny Jaarsma; Fernando Lanas; Francisco Lopez-Jimenez; Awad Mohamed; Pablo Perel; Gonzalo Emanuel Perez; Fausto J. Pinto; Rajesh Vedanthan; Axel Verstrael; Khung Keong Yeo; Kim Zulfiya; Dorairaj Prabhakaran; Carolyn S.P. Lam; Martin R. Cowie

doi:10.5334/gh.1141

World Heart Federation Roadmap for Digital Health in Cardiology

Volume 17 (2022): Issue 1

By: Jasper Tromp , Devraj Jindal , Julie Redfern, Ami B. Bhatt, Tania Séverin, Amitava Banerjee, Junbo Ge, Dipti Itchhaporia, Tiny Jaarsma, Fernando Lanas, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, Awad Mohamed, Pablo Perel, Gonzalo Emanuel Perez, Fausto J. Pinto, Rajesh Vedanthan, Axel Verstrael, Khung Keong Yeo, Kim Zulfiya, Dorairaj Prabhakaran , Carolyn S.P. Lam and Martin R. Cowie

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1141 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179

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digital health interventions for CVD,

e-health,

health system governance

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