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Editorial
. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1368-1375.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.058. Epub 2020 Jun 5.

Balancing Service and Safety: Cardiovascular Medicine Divisional Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ahmed N Khan  1 , Karan Desai  1 , Adam Zviman  1 , Susie N Hong  1 , Manjula Ananthram  1 , Stanley Liu  1 , Mukta C Srivastava  1 , Michael Benitez  1 , Charles C Hong  1 , Timm M Dickfeld  1 , Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo  1
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Editorial

Balancing Service and Safety: Cardiovascular Medicine Divisional Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ahmed N Khan et al. JACC Case Rep. .
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Keywords: CCL, cardiac catheterization laboratory; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; HCW, health care worker(s); LVAD, left ventricular assist device; PPE, personal protective equipment; PUI, person(s) under investigation; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram; ambulatory; awareness; cardiac transplant; coronary angiography; echocardiography; electrophysiology; pandemic; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Figure 1
Phased Approach to Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory COVID-19 Response COVID = coronavirus disease-2019; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ER = emergency room; HEPA = high-efficiency particulate air; LUCAS = Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System; NSTEMI = non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PAPR = powered air-purifying respirator; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; PPE = personal protection equipment; PUI = persons under investigation; STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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Figure 2
Approach to STEMI in the PUI/COVID-Positive Patient EKG = electrocardiogram; HCW = health care worker; LV = left ventricle; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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Figure 3
Policies for STAT and Routine Echocardiography in PUI/COVID-Positive Patients CT = computed tomography; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; other abbreviations as in Figures 1 and 2.
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Figure 4
Policies for STAT and Routine TEE in PUI/COVID-Positive Patients TEE = transesophageal echocardiogram; other abbreviations as in Figures 1 and 3.
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Figure 5
Focused PUI/COVID-Positive Transthoracic Echocardiogram Protocol TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; other abbreviations as in Figures 1 and 3.
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Figure 6
Algorithm for Heart Transplantation in Patients Who Are Not Appropriate LVAD Candidates LVAD = left ventricular assist device; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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Figure 7
HFRI and Infusion Clinic Workflow HFRI = Heart Failure Readmission Initiative; IV = intravenous.
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