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Challenges and the innovations in the care of advanced heart failure patients during COVID-19.
Yehya, Amin; Shah, Kevin S; Mitter, Sumeet S; Ibrahim, Nasrien E; Sperry, Brett; Shah, Mahek; Chaudhry, Sunit-Preet; Rajagopalan, Navin; Hernandez-Montfort, Jaime; Mohan, Rajeev; Alexander, Kevin M; Sinha, Shashank; Butler, Javed; Kittleson, Michelle M.
  • Yehya A; Sentara Advanced Heart Failure Center, Norfolk, VA, USA. amin.yehya@yahoo.com.
  • Shah KS; Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA. amin.yehya@yahoo.com.
  • Mitter SS; University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Ibrahim NE; Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, New York, NY, USA.
  • Sperry B; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Shah M; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Chaudhry SP; Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA.
  • Rajagopalan N; Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Center, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Hernandez-Montfort J; Ascension St Vincent Indianapolis, Carmel, IN, USA.
  • Mohan R; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.
  • Alexander KM; Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA.
  • Sinha S; Scripps Clinic Division of Cardiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Butler J; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Kittleson MM; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Heart Fail Rev ; 27(1): 235-238, 2022 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1023339
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored our healthcare system's unpreparedness to manage an unprecedented pandemic. Heart failure (HF) physicians from 14 different academic and private practice centers share their systems' challenges and innovations to care for patients with HF, heart transplantation, and patients on LVAD support during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss measures implemented to alleviate the fear in seeking care, ensure continued optimization of guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT), manage the heart transplant waiting list, continue essential outpatient monitoring of anticoagulation in LVAD patients and surveillance testing post-heart transplant, and prevent physician burnout. This collaborative work can build a foundation for better preparation in the face of future challenges.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Heart-Assist Devices / Heart Transplantation / COVID-19 / Heart Failure Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Heart Fail Rev Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10741-021-10074-0

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Heart-Assist Devices / Heart Transplantation / COVID-19 / Heart Failure Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Heart Fail Rev Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10741-021-10074-0