Managing ACS during COVID-19 infection: Do not follow the traditional route.

Guha, Santanu; Mukhopadhay, Somnath; Karak, Avik; Choudhury, Basabendra; Kapoor, Aditya; Yadav, Rakesh

Guha, Santanu; Mukhopadhay, Somnath; Karak, Avik; Choudhury, Basabendra; Kapoor, Aditya; Yadav, Rakesh.

Guha S; Department of Cardiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Electronic address: guhas55@gmail.com.
Mukhopadhay S; Department of Cardiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Karak A; Department of Cardiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Choudhury B; Department of Cardiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kapoor A; Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow, India.
Yadav R; Department of Cardiology, A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, India.

Indian Heart J ; 72(2): 128-130, 2020.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-115850

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ABSTRACT

COVID-19 pandemic is creating havoc in the world. It is also spreading in India creating a massive healthcare problem. Few major hospitals were closed down because of the spread among healthcare personnel. Management of several commonly occurring diseases needed modifications to a lesser or greater extent because of this pandemic. Management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) also requires certain modifications. In this opinion paper an attempt has been made to give an outline of ACS management in this changed scenario.

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Acute Coronary Syndrome/therapy; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control; Infection Control/organization & administration; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Acute Coronary Syndrome/diagnosis; Acute Coronary Syndrome/mortality; COVID-19; Communicable Disease Control/organization & administration; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Disease Management; Female; Humans; India; Male; Pandemics/statistics & numerical data; Patient Care Team/organization & administration; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis

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Acute coronary syndrome; COVID-19

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Infection Control / Coronavirus Infections / Disease Transmission, Infectious / Acute Coronary Syndrome / Pandemics Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian Heart J Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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