Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center
Background: Iran is one of the countries hit hard and early by the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Interventions for congenital and structural heart disease came to a halt in the initial part the year 2020, however as the pandemic seemed no closer to an end there was a mandate for ele...
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| author | Sedigheh Saedi Ata Firouzi Abdolvahab Baradaran |
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| description | Background: Iran is one of the countries hit hard and early by the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Interventions for congenital and structural heart disease came to a halt in the initial part the year 2020, however as the pandemic seemed no closer to an end there was a mandate for elective catheterization procedures to be slowly and cautiously resumed. Aims and Objectives: In the present report we discuss the challenges we faced and the experiences earned as a cardiovascular tertiary center in the field of adult congenital and structural interventions in the COVID era. Material and Methods: Adult congenital and structural interventions were resumed in May 2020 with implementing strict screening protocols regulated by our institutional COVID committee. Patients were closely monitored for developing COVID-19 symptoms in hospital and two weeks following discharge. Results: In the regular review performed by the COVID committee there was no increase in new cases of the disease related to the interventional procedures and related admission. Conclusion: As the fate of pandemic remains unforeseeable, structural and congenital interventions need to be resumed in a sustainable fashion and with an instituted system of patient protection. The workflow might slow down during disease peaks with a catch-up in more stable disease periods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4047c01626040dd93b79ecc171de7382022-12-21T18:36:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsResearch in Cardiovascular Medicine2251-95722251-95802021-01-0110411211410.4103/rcm.rcm_46_21Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular centerSedigheh SaediAta FirouziAbdolvahab BaradaranBackground: Iran is one of the countries hit hard and early by the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Interventions for congenital and structural heart disease came to a halt in the initial part the year 2020, however as the pandemic seemed no closer to an end there was a mandate for elective catheterization procedures to be slowly and cautiously resumed. Aims and Objectives: In the present report we discuss the challenges we faced and the experiences earned as a cardiovascular tertiary center in the field of adult congenital and structural interventions in the COVID era. Material and Methods: Adult congenital and structural interventions were resumed in May 2020 with implementing strict screening protocols regulated by our institutional COVID committee. Patients were closely monitored for developing COVID-19 symptoms in hospital and two weeks following discharge. Results: In the regular review performed by the COVID committee there was no increase in new cases of the disease related to the interventional procedures and related admission. Conclusion: As the fate of pandemic remains unforeseeable, structural and congenital interventions need to be resumed in a sustainable fashion and with an instituted system of patient protection. The workflow might slow down during disease peaks with a catch-up in more stable disease periods.http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=112;epage=114;aulast=Saedicardiac catheterizationcongenital heart diseasecoronavirus disease 2019structural heart disease |
| spellingShingle | Sedigheh Saedi Ata Firouzi Abdolvahab Baradaran Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center Research in Cardiovascular Medicine cardiac catheterization congenital heart disease coronavirus disease 2019 structural heart disease |
| title | Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| title_full | Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| title_fullStr | Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| title_short | Adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era: Report from an Iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| title_sort | adult congenital and structural interventions in coronavirus disease 2019 era report from an iranian tertiary cardiovascular center |
| topic | cardiac catheterization congenital heart disease coronavirus disease 2019 structural heart disease |
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