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Cardiac imaging procedures and the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR).
Beitzke, Dietrich; Salgado, Rodrigo; Francone, Marco; Kreitner, Karl-Friedrich; Natale, Luigi; Bremerich, Jens; Gutberlet, Matthias; Mousseaux, Ellie; Nikolaou, Konstantin; Peebles, Charles; Velthuis, Birgitta; Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn; Loewe, Christian; Emrich, Tilman; Luigi, Natale; Matthias, Gutberlet; Rozemarijn, Vliegenthart; Konstantin, Nikolaou; Marco, Francone; Christian, Loewe; Brigitta, Velthuis; Rodrigo, Salgado; Charles, Peebles; Ellie, Mousseaux.
  • Beitzke D; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.
  • Salgado R; Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital & Holy Heart Hospital, Antwerp/Lier, Belgium. rodrigo.salgado@uza.be.
  • Francone M; Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
  • Kreitner KF; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
  • Natale L; Department of Radiological and Haematological Sciences - Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of Rome, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
  • Bremerich J; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Gutberlet M; Department of Radiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Mousseaux E; Department of Radiology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
  • Nikolaou K; Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Peebles C; Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.
  • Velthuis B; Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Vliegenthart R; Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Loewe C; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.
  • Emrich T; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
  • Luigi N; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging ; 36(10): 1801-1810, 2020 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-361449
ABSTRACT
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic currently constitutes a significant burden on worldwide health care systems, with important implications on many levels, including radiology departments. Given the established fundamental role of cardiovascular imaging in modern healthcare, and the specific value of cardiopulmonary radiology in COVID-19 patients, departmental organisation and imaging programs need to be restructured during the pandemic in order to provide access to modern cardiovascular services to both infected and non-infected patients while ensuring safety for healthcare professionals. The uninterrupted availability of cardiovascular radiology services remains, particularly during the current pandemic outbreak, crucial for the initial evaluation and further follow-up of patients with suspected or known cardiovascular diseases in order to avoid unnecessary complications. Suspected or established COVID-19 patients may also have concomitant cardiovascular symptoms and require further imaging investigations. This statement by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) provides information on measures for safety of healthcare professionals and recommendations for cardiovascular imaging during the pandemic in both non-infected and COVID-19 patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Cardiovascular Diseases / Coronavirus Infections / Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Journal subject: Diagnostic Imaging Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10554-020-01892-8

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Cardiovascular Diseases / Coronavirus Infections / Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Journal subject: Diagnostic Imaging Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10554-020-01892-8