Abstract:Objective To design a remote platform to support coronary intervention, and to explore the application effect in rural patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) across regions. Methods A total of 118 rural patients initially attending primary care settings of a Cardiology Alliance and then being transferred to a tertiary hospital for PCI were divided into two groups according to time sequence. Group A was given routine consultation and referral, while group B received consultation and referral using remote platform, and protocol for regional collaboration in exercise rehabilitation post-PCI was developed. Results The decision-to-referral time, decision to PCI treatment time, duration of postoperative bed rest, and length of hospital stay were significantly shorter, whereas compliance with rehabilitation training was significantly higher in group B compared with group A (P<0.01 for all). Conclusion Application of remote platform can standardize the process of remote consultation and referral between alliance memberships, shorten decision time to treatment and referral, thus to benefit patients′ recovery.