EAPCI Position Statement on Invasive Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to healthcare worldwide. The infection can be life threatening and require intensive care treatment. The transmission of the disease poses a risk to both patients and healthcare workers. The number of patients requiring hospital admission and intensive care may overwhelm health systems and negatively affect standard care for patients presenting with conditions needing emergency interventions. This position statements aims to assist cardiologists in the invasive management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, we assembled a panel of interventional cardiologists and acute cardiac care specialists appointed by the European Association of Percutaneous Car

SUBMITTER: Chieffo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239193 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature