TY - JOUR
T1 - Precautions and Procedures for Coronary and Structural Cardiac Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - Guidance from Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology
AU - Wood, David A.
AU - Sathananthan, Janarthanan
AU - Gin, Ken
AU - Mansour, Samer
AU - Ly, Hung Q.
AU - Quraishi, Ata Ur Rehman
AU - Lavoie, Andrea
AU - Lutchmedial, Sohrab
AU - Nosair, Mohamed
AU - Bagai, Akshay
AU - Bainey, Kevin R.
AU - Boone, Robert H.
AU - Liu, Shuangbo
AU - Krahn, Andrew
AU - Virani, Sean
AU - Mehta, Shamir R.
AU - Natarajan, Madhu K.
AU - Velianou, James L.
AU - Dehghani, Payam
AU - Wijeysundera, Harindra C.
AU - Asgar, Anita W.
AU - Virani, Alice
AU - Welsh, Robert C.
AU - Webb, John G.
AU - Cohen, Eric A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - The globe is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. This pandemic has placed considerable stress on health care resources and providers. This document from the Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology- Association Canadienne de Cardiologie d'intervention, specifically addresses the implications for the care of patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key principles of this document are to maintain essential interventional cardiovascular care while minimizing risks of COVID-19 to patients and staff and maintaining the overall health care resources. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, procedures will be increased or reduced based on the current level of restriction to health care services. Although some consistency across the country is desirable, provincial and regional considerations will influence how these recommendations are implemented. We believe the framework and recommendations in this document will provide crucial guidance for clinicians and policy makers on the management of coronary and structural procedures in the CCL as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates and eventually abates.
AB - The globe is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. This pandemic has placed considerable stress on health care resources and providers. This document from the Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology- Association Canadienne de Cardiologie d'intervention, specifically addresses the implications for the care of patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key principles of this document are to maintain essential interventional cardiovascular care while minimizing risks of COVID-19 to patients and staff and maintaining the overall health care resources. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, procedures will be increased or reduced based on the current level of restriction to health care services. Although some consistency across the country is desirable, provincial and regional considerations will influence how these recommendations are implemented. We believe the framework and recommendations in this document will provide crucial guidance for clinicians and policy makers on the management of coronary and structural procedures in the CCL as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates and eventually abates.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.03.027
DO - 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.03.027
M3 - Article
C2 - 32299781
AN - SCOPUS:85084721369
SN - 0828-282X
VL - 36
SP - 780
EP - 783
JO - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
JF - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -