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To the Editor The paper by Yeo et al. 1 makes the case for continuing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) during COVID-19, asserting that there is ‘no better time than now for CR providers to explore and implement methods to improve or supplement existing programs’. In a time where conventionally-delivered programmes are being forced to close, some are considering the opportunity to transition towards (or expand) digital health formats. Telehealth–the delivery of care at a distance using information and communication technologies–provides a safe solution for patients, family and staff in the midst of COVID-19. In these unprecedented circumstances, telehealth enables care to be delivered whilst maintaining physical distance, reducing disease transmission and keeping vulnerable cardiac patients and essential staff safe.

Whist many CR clinicians may wish to rapidly transition their programmes to telehealth, it is likely …