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Review
. 2022 Aug;29(4):2013-2018.
doi: 10.1007/s12350-022-02984-9. Epub 2022 May 2.

Update on guidance and best practices for nuclear cardiology laboratories during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Emphasis on transition to chronic endemic state. An information statement from ASNC, IAEA, and SNMMI

Randall C Thompson  1   2 , Lawrence M Phillips  3   4 , Vasken Dilsizian  5   6 , Diana Paez Gutierrez  7   8 , Andrew J Einstein  9   4 , Suzanne F Crews  10   4 , Hicham Skali  11   12   4 , Felix Keng Yung Jih  13   4 , Maurizio Dondi  7   8 , Alessia Gimelli  14   4 , Timothy M Bateman  15   6 , Mouaz H Al-Mallah  16   4 , Munir Ghesani  17   6 , Sharmila Dorbala  11   12   4 , Dennis A Calnon  18   4
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Update on guidance and best practices for nuclear cardiology laboratories during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Emphasis on transition to chronic endemic state. An information statement from ASNC, IAEA, and SNMMI

Randall C Thompson et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Aug.
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Recommendations: as the level of COVID-19 transmission severity increases in a community, laboratories should enhance levels of screening, PPE, social distancing practices, and hygienic measures, and perform stress testing predominantly with vasodilator pharmacologic agents rather than exercise. However, as levels of transmission are low and stable, these measures can and should be relaxed. See Table 2 for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions for the 4 levels of severity of transmission
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