Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association

COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in the delivery of medical care around the globe. Many investigations and elective procedures had to be rescheduled to decrease the risk of spreading the infection. Non-invasive cardiac imaging studies are requested to guide appropriate cardiac care in a va...

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Autores principales: Hanfi, Yasmin, Alasnag, Mirvat, Alshehri, Halia, Alsialeek, Ahmed, Alghamdi, Abdulaziz, Al Sehly, Abdullah, Sallam, Adel, Aljizeeri, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Heart Association 2020
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Recommendations and Guidelines
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7735958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33329993
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1029
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author Hanfi, Yasmin
Alasnag, Mirvat
Alshehri, Halia
Alsialeek, Ahmed
Alghamdi, Abdulaziz
Al Sehly, Abdullah
Sallam, Adel
Aljizeeri, Ahmed
author_facet Hanfi, Yasmin
Alasnag, Mirvat
Alshehri, Halia
Alsialeek, Ahmed
Alghamdi, Abdulaziz
Al Sehly, Abdullah
Sallam, Adel
Aljizeeri, Ahmed
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description COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in the delivery of medical care around the globe. Many investigations and elective procedures had to be rescheduled to decrease the risk of spreading the infection. Non-invasive cardiac imaging studies are requested to guide appropriate cardiac care in a variety of urgent, semi-urgent, and elective procedures. This position statement of the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association provides guidance into the protection of healthcare personnel, assessment of the indications of the imaging studies, and highlights consideration before, during, and after the study.
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spelling pubmed-77359582020-12-15 Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association Hanfi, Yasmin Alasnag, Mirvat Alshehri, Halia Alsialeek, Ahmed Alghamdi, Abdulaziz Al Sehly, Abdullah Sallam, Adel Aljizeeri, Ahmed J Saudi Heart Assoc Recommendations and Guidelines COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in the delivery of medical care around the globe. Many investigations and elective procedures had to be rescheduled to decrease the risk of spreading the infection. Non-invasive cardiac imaging studies are requested to guide appropriate cardiac care in a variety of urgent, semi-urgent, and elective procedures. This position statement of the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association provides guidance into the protection of healthcare personnel, assessment of the indications of the imaging studies, and highlights consideration before, during, and after the study. Saudi Heart Association 2020-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7735958/ /pubmed/33329993 http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1029 Text en © 2020 Saudi Heart Association This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Recommendations and Guidelines
Hanfi, Yasmin
Alasnag, Mirvat
Alshehri, Halia
Alsialeek, Ahmed
Alghamdi, Abdulaziz
Al Sehly, Abdullah
Sallam, Adel
Aljizeeri, Ahmed
Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title_full Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title_fullStr Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title_full_unstemmed Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title_short Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Statement from the Cardiac Imaging Working Group of the Saudi Heart Association
title_sort non-invasive cardiac imaging during the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic: a statement from the cardiac imaging working group of the saudi heart association
topic Recommendations and Guidelines
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7735958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33329993
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1029
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