Tele ECG; Applications, Infrastructures and Necessity of Using it

Introduction: In recent decades because of the high mortality from cardiovascular disease, many technologies have been established in order to deal with it. One of these technologies is Tele ECG which is very practical in remote areas. Regarding the significant rural population in the country, the aim of this study was to identify and explan required applications and infrastructures of the Tele ECG and the necessity of using it. Method: This is a review was carried out by running a search in valid databases and evaluation of published articles between 2005 to 2015. Results: The results of this study show that use of Tele ECG’s application is very simple and doesn’t require a lot of resources and infrastructures. In rural areas is very useful and is very low cost. Conclusion: With respect to wide geographical distribution and considerable population in rural area of Iran, Tele ECG can be effective application to management of patients with cardiac disease in remote areas and reduction of death rate from cardiovascular disease.