Role of Telemedicine in Congenital Heart Disease Care Models in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Updated: October 05, 2026
- Telemedicine has emerged as a promising strategy to improve healthcare access and expand specialist capacity across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which represent most nations globally.
- Assisted telemedicine models, in which frontline providers perform standardized data acquisition with remote specialist support, may help optimize specialist capacity and improve scalability in resource-constrained settings.
- This scientific statement reviews current telecardiology applications, implementation strategies, and barriers while outlining practical pathways for sustainable integration into LMIC health systems.
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