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Review
. 2020 Jun;33(6):658-665.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Specific Considerations for Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Supplement to the Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography: Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography and the Fetal Heart Society

Piers C A Barker  1 , Mark B Lewin  2 , Mary T Donofrio  3 , Carolyn A Altman  4 , Gregory J Ensing  5 , Bhawna Arya  2 , Madhav Swaminathan  6
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Specific Considerations for Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Supplement to the Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography: Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography and the Fetal Heart Society

Piers C A Barker et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun.
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Fetal cardiology clinic scheduling algorithm during COVID-19 outbreak.
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Suggested algorithm for performing TEE during COVID-19 outbreak.
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Figure 3
Summary of recommendations for policies/procedures during COVID-19 outbreak.
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References

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Resources

    1. ASE COVID-19 resource page. https://www.asecho.org/covid-19-resources/
    1. Connect@ASE COVID-19 discussion page. https://connect.asecho.org/groups/534-Coronavirus-(COVID-19)
    1. American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) guidelines for equipment disinfection. https://www.aium.org/officialStatements/57
    1. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 resource page. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
    1. Centers for Disease Control recommendations for infection prevention and control. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-reco...

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