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Review
. 2020 Aug;45(8):100620.
doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2020.100620. Epub 2020 May 8.

The Iranian Society of Echocardiography (ISE) Statement on Performing Echocardiography During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Roya Sattarzadeh Badkoubeh, Nooshin Almassi, Maryam Moshkani Farahani, Naser Movassaghi, Arezoo Khosravi, Ahmad Mirdamadi, Monireh Kamali, Shirin Manshouri, Mehrnoush Toufan Tabrizi, Melody Farrashi, Niloufar Samiei; ISE scientific committee
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The Iranian Society of Echocardiography (ISE) Statement on Performing Echocardiography During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Roya Sattarzadeh Badkoubeh et al. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic has caused a significant burden on the global health system. Considerable cardiovascular involvement has been reported among COVID-19 patients with higher ICU admission and mortality rates among patients with cardiovascular comorbidities. Consequently, diagnostic cardiovascular evaluations such as echocardiography are a crucial part of the disease management. On the other hand, providing safety for the patients and the healthcare personnel is a matter of great concern in the pandemic state. In this document, we have provided recommendations on performing echocardiography in hospital echocardiography labs and outpatient echocardiography clinics during the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease of 2019) outbreak.

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